In the critically ill patient, diabetes predicts mortality independent of statin therapy but is not associated with acute lung injury: A cohort study

• Main Authors: Gavin C K W Koh, Alexander P J Vlaar, Jorrit J. Hofstra, H. Katrien De Jong, Samuel Van Nierop, Sharon J. Peacock, W. Joost Wiersinga, Marcus J. Schultz, Nicole P. Juffermans
• Other Authors: Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/14792
• Institution: Mahidol University

Objectives: Patients with diabetes mellitus form 23%-30% of published cohorts of critically ill patients. Conflicting published evidence links diabetes mellitus to both higher and lower mortality. Other cohort studies suggest that diabetes mellitus protects against acute lung injury. We hypothesized...