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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/128224| Title: | The burden of diabetes in critically ill COVID-19 patients : a national cohort study from Malta |
| Authors: | Vassallo, Diandra Tua, Carl Sciberras, Stephen C. Buttigieg, Michael |
| Keywords: | Diabetes -- Complications COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Malta Critical care medicine Obesity -- Malta |
| Issue Date: | 2021-12 |
| Publisher: | European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) |
| Citation: | Vassallo, D., Tua, C., Sciberras, S. C. & Buttigieg, M. (2021, December). The burden of diabetes in critically ill COVID-19 patients : a national cohort study from Malta. Euroanaesthesia 2021, Munich. 176. |
| Abstract: | Background: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) has emerged as a risk factor for hospitalization, critical illness and mortality in COVID-19 infection. 10% of all 20-79 year olds in Malta suffer from diabetes, this places Malta in the first quartile within the European region. The aim of this study is to describe the incidence, demographics, and outcomes of COVID-19 patients with DM admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) at Mater Dei Hospital, Malta. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/128224 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacM&SSur |
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| 2021. The Burden of diabetes in the critically ill covid-19 patient a national cohort study from malta.pdf Restricted Access | 175.17 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open Request a copy |
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