Association of In-Hospital Mortality and Dysglycemia in Septic Patients.
Hsiao-Yun ChaoPeng-Hui LiuShen-Che LinChun-Kuei ChenJih-Chang ChenYi-Lin ChanChin-Chieh WuGerald N BlaneyZhen-Ying LiuCho-Ju WuKuan-Fu ChenPublished in: PloS one (2017)
This study indicates that while diabetes mellitus seems to be a protective factor in sepsis patients, hyper- or hypoglycemia status on admission, and increased blood glucose variation during hospital stays, were independently associated with increased odds ratio of mortality.