ArticleJournal of diabetes and metabolic disorders2018
Characteristics of hyperglycemic crises in an adult population in a teaching hospital in Colombia.
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- Hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open diabetes research & care · 2026Pooled it
- Burden of diabetic ketoacidosis and its predictors among diabetic patients in Ethiopia: Systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Diabetic ketoacidosis treatment outcomes and associated factors among adult diabetic patients in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Metabolism open · 2025Article
- Combined hyperglycemic crises in adult patients already exist in Latin AmericaBiomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud · 2024Observational
- Poor treatment outcome and associated factors of hyperglycemic emergencies among diabetic patients in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Metabolism open · 2024Article
- Hyperglycemic Crisis Characteristics and Outcome of Care in Adult Patients without and with a History of Diabetes in Tigrai, Ethiopia: Comparative Study.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundHyperglycemic crisis are the most serious forms of acute decompensation of diabetes mellitus and require urgent medical attention. The epidemiological data of these conditions in Latin America are scarce and in Colombia unknown, that is why we decided to describe the clinical characteristics and factors associated with the mortality of adults who presented with hyperglycemic crises in a teaching hospital in Colombia. MATERIALS AND
methodsRetrospective cohort study of all episodes of hyperglycemic crisis treated in Pablo Tobón Uribe Hospital in a three-year period.
resultsThe records of 2233 hospitalization episodes related to diabetes mellitus were review, the prevalence of hyperglycemic crises was 2%, half of the events were diabetic ketoacidosis and 57% of the events occurred in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus, 32% of the events were precipitated by an infection and 27% by and inadequate therapy. The average hospital length of stay was 14 ± 3 days and the mortality rate 2.27%.
conclusionsIn a teaching hospital in Latin America hyperglycemic crises are common, with diabetic ketoacidosis being the most frequent, and in a significant number of cases may be preventable. The hospital length of stay in our population is longer than reported in the literature.
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