Abstract
Aim: High blood glucose levels in the hospital are common among transplant recipients. Methods: Retrospective analysis, stratified by diagnosis of pretransplant diabetes mellitus (DM). Results: Of 346 patients, 96 had pretransplant DM (insulin, n = 60; no insulin, n = 36) and 250 did not. Patients with pretransplant DM had higher inpatient mean glucose levels and more hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia (all p < 0.01). For patients without pretransplant DM, the need for insulin at discharge increased 23% for every 5-year age increase (odds ratio: 1.23; 95% CI: 1.06-1.44; p = 0.007) and 51% for every five units of glucose measurements >180 mg/dl (OR: 1.51; 95% CI: 1.23-1.95; p < 0.01). Conclusion: Inpatient hyperglycemia was common in liver transplant recipients. Hospital practitioners must anticipate the need to teach self-management skills to liver transplant recipients.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | FSO97 |
Journal | Future Science OA |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2016 |
Keywords
- diabetes mellitus
- hospital
- hyperglycemia
- inpatient
- liver transplant
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology