introduction: several studies have evaluated the association of admission blood glucose levels and short and long term mortality after myocardial infarction and have had different results. the aim of this study was evaluation of association between admission blood glucose levels and in-hospital and one year mortality in non-diabetic patients with ami. methods: in this study, demographic, clinic...

aluminum phosphide (alp) as 3 g tablet is widely used in iran to protect stored food grains from pests. hyperglycemia following its ingestion has been already reported in the recent years but severe hypoglycemia is uncommon. here, we report a 19 year old male who attempted suicide with one tablet of alp and demonstrated severe hypoglycemia. despite restoration of blood glucose concentration to ...

objective: type 2 diabetes mellitus is a chronic and progressive disease that has reached the epidemic level around the world. in malaysia, according to the third national health and morbidity survey (2006), the prevalence of diabetes has increased to 14.9% from 8.3% in 1996. co-morbid psychological factors such as depression, anxiety, and stress have been shown to be high among type 2 diabetic...

abstract objective: to determine the effects of glycemic level on outcome patients with traumatic brain injury . m e t h od s :   from september 2010 to december 2012, all medical records of adult patients with tbi admitted to the emergency room of laura daniela clinic in valledupar city, colombia, south america were enrolled. both genders between 18 and 85 years who referred during the first 4...

INTRODUCTION The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between the blood IL-6 level, the blood glucose level, and glucose control in septic patients. METHODS This retrospective observational study in a general ICU of a university hospital included a total of 153 patients with sepsis, severe sepsis, or septic shock who were admitted to the ICU between 2005 and 2010, stay...

BACKGROUND The significance of admission blood glucose level in nondiabetic patients with heart failure (HF) is unknown. We examined the possible association between admission glucose levels and outcome in a large cohort of hospitalized patients with HF. METHODS We analyzed the data of 4102 patients with HF, who were hospitalized during a prospective national survey. The present study focuses...

INTRODUCTION The objective of this study was to investigate the occurrence of hyperglycemia and insulin response in critically ill children with meningococcal disease in the intensive care unit of an academic children's hospital. METHODS Seventy-eight children with meningococcal disease were included. The group was classified into shock non-survivors, shock survivors and sepsis survivors. The...

BACKGROUND Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been associated with an acute stress response mediated by the sympathoadrenomedullary axis, which can be assessed by measuring blood glucose level. METHODS This prospective observational study was conducted for a year in 2007 among 294 patients who had been treated for TBI in Hospital Kuala Lumpur. Patients fulfilling the set criteria were recruited...

background: methanol poisoning is one of the most important poisoning due to drinking of illegal and non-standard alcoholic beverage in some countries. relatively limited studies have been carried out to identify the prognostic factors in methanol poisoning. materials and methods: we performed a retrospective study on acute methanol-intoxicated patients, which were admitted on the loghman hakim...