Burn injury outcomes in patients with pre-existing diabetic mellitus: Risk of hospital-acquired infections and inpatient mortality
Abstract
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major cause of illness and death in the United States, and diabetic patients are at increased risk for burn injury. We therefore sought to examine the impact of pre-existing DM on the risk of inpatient mortality and hospital acquired infections (HAI) among burn patients.Adult patients (≥18 years old) admitted from 2004 to 2013 were analyzed. Weighted Kaplan-Meier survival curves - adjusting for patient demographics,...
Paper Details
Title
Burn injury outcomes in patients with pre-existing diabetic mellitus: Risk of hospital-acquired infections and inpatient mortality
Published Date
Mar 1, 2018
Journal
Volume
44
Issue
2
Pages
272 - 279
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