Serum glucose levels for predicting death in patients admitted to hospital for community acquired pneumonia: prospective cohort study.

PM, Lepper; S, Ott; E, Nüesch; Eynatten M, von; C, Schumann; MW, Pletz; NM, Mealing; T, Welte; TT, Bauer; N, Suttorp; P, Jüni; R, Bals; G, Rohde

doi:10.1136/bmj.e3397

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Serum glucose levels for predicting death in patients admitted to hospital for community acquired pneumonia: prospective cohort study.

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Lepper PM

Ott S

Nüesch E

Abstract

Objective To examine whether acute dysglycaemia predicts death in people admitted to hospital with community acquired pneumonia.Design Multicentre prospective cohort study.Setting Hospitals and private practices in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.Participants 6891 patients with community acquired ...

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