Hazardous factors besides infection in hypoglycemia

Su,Yu‑Jang; Lai,Yen‑Chun; Liao,Chia‑Jung

doi:10.3892/br.2017.872

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Hazardous factors besides infection in hypoglycemia

Authors:
- Yu‑Jang Su
- Yen‑Chun Lai
- Chia‑Jung Liao
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Affiliations: Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 10449, Taiwan, Department of Anesthesiology, Taiwan Adventist Hospital, Taipei 105, Taiwan
Pages: 480-484
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Published online on: March 13, 2017

https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2017.872
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Abstract

Hypoglycemia is one of the most common issues encountered in daily emergency practice. In addition to the treatment of hypoglycemia, certain other situations concomitant with hypoglycemia require further treatment. The aim of the present study was to compare demographic and clinical characteristics of infected [urinary tract infection (UTI), pneumonia or biliary tract infection (BTI)] vs. non-infected hypoglycemic patients to establish which hypoglycemic patients required further observation or hospitalization. This was a retrospective cross‑sectional study of hypoglycemic (<60 mg/dl) hospitalized patients. The patients were divided into two groups: Those with hypoglycemia and concurrent infection (UTIs, pneumonia or BTIs; n=103) and non‑infected hypoglycemic patients (n=83). Student's t-test was performed to analyze continuous data and the χ2 test was used to analyze categorical data. Infections included 62 UTI, 43 pneumonia and 5 BTI. Comparing between the infected and non‑infected groups, no significant differences were identified between mean glucose or body temperature, concurrent diagnosis (liver cirrhosis, uremia, acute renal failure, stroke or cancer) or mortality rate. Compared with the non‑infected subjects, the infected patients were significantly older and had a significantly higher female ratio, as well as increased heart rates, white blood cell count and C‑reactive protein levels. The present study proposes that characteristics, including concurrent stroke, liver cirrhosis and cancer are a point of focus in the initial management of hospitalized hypoglycemic patients.

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