The effect of diabetes on mortality in critically ill patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Critical Care

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Siegelaar, Sarah E ^a   Hickmann, Maartje ^a   Hoekstra, Joost B L ^a   Holleman, Frits ^a   DeVries, J Hans ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

30 day mortality; Critically ill; Diabetes mellitus; ICU mortality; In hospital mortality; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CRITICAL ILLNESS; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 80052662827     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc10440     Document Type: Article

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