Prevalence and Prognostic Factors of Stress Hyperglycemia in a Pediatric Population with Acute Illness in Greece-A Prospective Observational Study.

Emmanouil KorakasTheodoros ArgyropoulosGeorgia-Angeliki KoliouAristofanis GikasAikaterini KountouriStavroula Kostaridou NikolopoulouPanagiotis PlotasKonstantinos KontoangelosIgnatios Ikonomidis Nikolaos P E KadoglouAthanasios RaptisVaia Lambadiari

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)

This is the first report of SH prevalence in pediatric patients in Greece. Asthma, corticosteroids, and β2-agonists significantly increase the risk of SH. No parental factors seem to predispose to SH.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
risk factors
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
liver failure
lung function
respiratory failure
drug induced
cystic fibrosis
intensive care unit
oxidative stress
heat stress