Type 2 Diabetes: A Risk Factor for Hospital Readmissions and Mortality in Australian Patients With Cirrhosis.

ABSTRACT: Although there is evidence that type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) impacts adversely on liver-related mortality, its influence on hospital readmissions and development of complications in patients with cirrhosis, particularly in alcohol-related cirrhosis (the most common etiological factor among Australian hospital admissions for cirrhosis) has not been well studied. This study aimed to investigate the association between T2D and liver cirrhosis in a population-based cohort of patients admitted for cirrhosis in the state of Queensland, Australia. A retrospective cohort analysis was conducted using data from the Queensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection, which contains information on all hospital episodes of care for patients with liver cirrhosis, and the Death Registry during 2008-2

SUBMITTER: Ahn SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7471423 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature