Journal article
The effect of diabetes on burn patients: a retrospective cohort study
Abstract
BackgroundHyperglycemia during the acute phase after burn is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. There is little knowledge regarding the effect of pre-existing hyperglycemia in the form of diabetes on the outcomes after severe burns. The objective is to determine the impact of diabetes on clinical outcomes after burns.MethodsSingle-center cohort study where adult diabetic (n = 76) and non-diabetic (n = 1186) burn patients …
Authors
Dolp R; Rehou S; Pinto R; Trister R; Jeschke MG
Journal
Critical Care, Vol. 23, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2019
DOI
10.1186/s13054-019-2328-6
ISSN
1364-8535