Impact of blood glucose abnormalities on outcomes and disease severity in patients with severe sepsis: An analysis from a multicenter, prospective survey of severe sepsis.
Shigeki KushimotoToshikazu AbeHiroshi OguraAtsushi ShiraishiDaizoh SaitohSeitaro FujishimaToshihiko MayumiToru HifumiYasukazu ShiinoTaka-Aki NakadaTakehiko TaruiYasuhiro OtomoKohji OkamotoYutaka UmemuraJoji KotaniYuichiro SakamotoJunichi SasakiShin-Ichiro ShiraishiKiyotsugu TakumaRyosuke TsurutaAkiyoshi HagiwaraKazuma YamakawaTomohiko MasunoNaoshi TakeyamaNorio YamashitaHiroto IkedaMasashi UeyamaSatoshi FujimiSatoshi Gandonull nullPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Hypoglycemia may be related to increased severity and high mortality in patients with severe sepsis. These relationships were evident only in patients without known diabetes. Patients with both hypoglycemia and septic shock had an associated increased mortality rate.