1. Prevalence of missed hyperglycaemia among Jordan University Hospital mortality discharges, 1995-97.
- Author
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Younis E, Badheeb A, Ajlouni H, Kareem SA, and Ajlouni K
- Subjects
- Adult, Age Distribution, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Blood Glucose analysis, Cause of Death, Diabetes Mellitus blood, Diagnostic Errors trends, Fasting, Female, Hospitals, University statistics & numerical data, Humans, Hyperglycemia blood, Jordan epidemiology, Male, Medical Audit, Middle Aged, Morbidity, Prevalence, Retrospective Studies, Sex Distribution, Diabetes Mellitus diagnosis, Diabetes Mellitus mortality, Diagnostic Errors statistics & numerical data, Hospital Mortality trends, Hospitals, University standards, Hyperglycemia diagnosis, Hyperglycemia mortality, Patient Discharge statistics & numerical data
- Abstract
To study the prevalence of recognized and unrecognized hyperglycaemia (defined as fasting blood glucose > or = 140 mg/dL and/or random blood glucose > or = 200 mg/dL on two or more occasions), data were collected from Jordan University Hospital on all hospital deaths in those > or = 20 years of age, for the years 1995-97. The prevalence of diagnosed diabetes was 35.3% and 19.2% were missed cases of hyperglycaemia; of the missed cases, 65.7% had a blood glucose level > 250 mg/dL. Thus, the prevalence of missed hyperglycaemia among hospitalized patients is high, and greater vigilance needs to be exercised by physicians and other health professionals in reviewing laboratory results, especially those related to diabetes.
- Published
- 2001