Prognosis of hypoglycemia episode in cirrhotic patients during hospitalization.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies have shown that hyperglycemia in cirrhotic patients increases mortality. However, no population-based study has evaluated the influence of hypoglycemia upon hospital admission on death in these patients. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of hypoglycemia at admission on the mortality of patients with liver cirrhosis.

Methods

The Taiwan National Health Insurance Database was searched, and 636 cirrhotic patients without baseline diabetes mellitus who presented with hypoglycemia upon hospitalized from 2010 to 2013 were included in the study. A one-to-four propensity score matching was performed to select a comparison group based on age, sex and comorbidities.

Results

The overall 30-day mortality rate was 30.2% in the hypoglycemia group and

SUBMITTER: Hung TH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8351368 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature