In the critically ill patient, diabetes predicts mortality independent of statin therapy but is not associated with acute lung injury

Gavin Koh; Alexander P. J. Vlaar; Jorrit J. Hofstra; Hanna K de Jong; F. Samuel van Nierop; Sharon J. Peacock; W. Joost Wiersinga; Marcus J. Schultz; Nicole P. Juffermans

doi:10.1097/ccm.0b013e31824e1696

April 8, 2012Critical Care Medicine

In the critically ill patient, diabetes predicts mortality independent of statin therapy but is not associated with acute lung injury

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Why the study?

Does diabetes mellitus increase the risk of mortality in critically ill patients?

Structured PICO

Does diabetes mellitus increase the risk of mortality in critically ill patients?

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Population

2,013 critically ill patients admitted ≥48 hrs to the intensive care unit of a tertiary referral hospital, including 317 with diabetes mellitus.

I

Intervention

Diabetes mellitus (exposure)

C

Comparator

No diabetes mellitus

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Outcome

90-day mortalityhard clinical

Implication

In critically ill patients, diabetes mellitus is an independent risk factor for 90-day mortality and cardiac overload, but not acute lung injury.

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Koh et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6ff8bbac440176ef28a04e https://doi.org/10.1097/ccm.0b013e31824e1696

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In the critically ill patient, diabetes predicts mortality independent of statin therapy but is not associated with acute lung injury

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In the critically ill patient, diabetes predicts mortality independent of statin therapy but is not associated with acute lung injury

Structured PICO

Implication

Abstract

Discussion

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