Incidence and control of steroid-induced hyperglycaemia in hospitalised patients at a tertiary care centre for lung diseases.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of steroid-induced hyperglycaemia (SIH) in patients hospitalised at the tertiary centre for lung diseases, to assess glycaemic control during hospitalisation, and to determine the factors associated with the control of SIH.

Methods

A 4-month retrospective study was conducted. All patients who received systemic glucocorticoids for ≥ 2 days during hospitalisation, with ≥ 2 elevated blood glucose (BG) readings, were included in the analysis. SIH control was determined by mean BG levels, the number and proportion of elevated and pronouncedly elevated BG readings, and the number of hypoglycaemic events.

Results

60 of 283 patients (21.2%) developed SIH, of which 55 patients were included in further analysis. Me

SUBMITTER: Dobravc Verbic M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7920847 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature