Characterizing hyperglycemia in cancer patients with diabetes in an Emergency Center

Hyperglycemia in the general patient population evaluated in emergency center (EC) has been published in previous studies, though data on how systematic EC hyperglycemia management affects patient outcomes is still lacking. There is no clear characterization of the prevalence of diabetes and hyperglycemia in the cancer patient population that is evaluated through emergency center. In this retrospective chart review, we review the characteristics of patients with diabetes who present to the emergency center with hyperglycemia as defined by glucose ≥200 mg/dL.
Source: The Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research