Abstract
Patients with diabetes mellitus have an increased risk of developing infections and sepsis. In this issue of Critical Care Esper and colleagues report on a large survey, involving 12.5 million sepsis cases, that examined the impact of pre-existing diabetes on organ dysfunction during sepsis. Their main conclusion was that diabetes patients, relative to non-diabetics, were less likely to develop respiratory failure and more likely to develop renal failure during the course of sepsis
Original language | Undefined/Unknown |
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Pages (from-to) | 117 |
Journal | Critical Care |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |