The prevalence of hyperglycaemia and its relationship with mortality, readmissions and length of stay in an older acute surgical population: a multicentre study

Phyo Kyaw Myint; Stephanie Owen; Lyndsay Pearce; Matthew F Greig; Hui Sian Tay; Caroline McCormack; Kathryn McCarthy; Susan J Moug; Michael J Stechman; Jonathan Hewitt

doi:10.1136/postgradmedj-2015-133777

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The prevalence of hyperglycaemia and its relationship with mortality, readmissions and length of stay in an older acute surgical population: a multicentre study

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Phyo Kyaw Myint AGEING; Epidemiology Group, Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stephanie Owen University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Lyndsay Pearce Department of General Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Matthew F Greig Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Hui Sian Tay Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Caroline McCormack Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kathryn McCarthy Department of General Surgery, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Susan J Moug Department of General Surgery, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, Greater Glasgow, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michael J Stechman Department of General Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jonathan Hewitt University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Jonathan Hewitt, University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff CF642XX, UK; hewittj2{at}cardiff.ac.uk

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Myint PK, Owen S, Pearce L on behalf of Older Persons Surgical Outcomes Collaboration (OPSOC), et al

The prevalence of hyperglycaemia and its relationship with mortality, readmissions and length of stay in an older acute surgical population: a multicentre study

Postgraduate Medical Journal 2016;92:514-519.

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Received October 9, 2015
Revised February 3, 2016
Accepted February 8, 2016
First published March 9, 2016.

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August 24, 2016

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