Hospital admissions for hyperglycemic emergencies in young adults at an inner-city hospital.
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SUBMITTER: Wolf RA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6914263 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
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Hospital admissions for hyperglycemic emergencies in young adults at an inner-city hospital.
Wolf Rachel A RA Haw J Sonya JS Paul Sudeshna S Spezia Faulkner Melissa M Cha EunSeok E Findley M K MK Khan Farah F Markley Webster Sara S Alexopoulos Anastasia-Stefania AS Mehta Komal K Alfa David A DA Ali Mohammed K MK
Diabetes research and clinical practice 20190924
<h4>Aims</h4>There is limited information characterizing young adults (18-35 years) (YA) with diabetes, especially those admitted for hyperglycemic emergencies. The study aims were to examine associations of patient-level characteristics with hyperglycemic emergency hospitalization and to identify variations based on diabetes type and glycemic control.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted retrospective analysis of 273 YA admitted to an inner-city hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) or hyperosmolar ...[more]
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