Association of body mass index and hypoglycemia with mortality rates among sepsis patients: A retrospective sub-analysis of the FORECAST study.
Atsushi TanikawaDaisuke KudoHiroyuki OhbeShigeki KushimotoPublished in: Acute medicine & surgery (2023)
The relationship between patients with sepsis and hypoglycemia on admission may differ according to BMI. Hypoglycemia on admission may be associated with high mortality in patients with normal BMI, but not in those with low or high BMI.
Keyphrases
- chronic kidney disease
- end stage renal disease
- type diabetes
- body mass index
- emergency department
- intensive care unit
- acute kidney injury
- glycemic control
- cardiovascular events
- weight gain
- septic shock
- risk factors
- newly diagnosed
- adipose tissue
- coronary artery disease
- insulin resistance
- prognostic factors
- patient reported outcomes