Hyperglycemia increases the complicated infection and mortality rates during induction therapy in adult acute leukemia patients

Hyperglycemia increases the complicated infection and mortality rates during induction therapy in adult acute leukemia patients

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of hyperglycemia during induction therapy in adult patients with acute leukemia and its effect on complicated infections and mortality during the first 30 days of treatment. METHODS: An analysis was performed in a retrospective cohort of 280 adult patients aged...

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Main Authors: Carolina do Nascimento Matias, Vladmir Lima, Heberton Medeiros Teixeira, Fernanda Ribeiro Souto, Vera Magalhães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
Subjects:
Leukemia
Infection
Hyperglycemia
Mortality
Neutropenia
Fever
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842013000100013

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