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Abnormal Glucose Tolerance: A Predictor Of 30-Day Mortality In Patients With Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis.
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PMID:  21391163     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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BACKGROUND: In liver cirrhosis an abnormal glucose tolerance correlates with a poor long-term prognosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a disturbed glucose metabolism predicts the short-term prognosis in hospitalized patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis. METHODS: Seventy-eight patients with liver cirrhosis were prospectively enrolled. Disturbed glucose metabolism was determined by a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) according to WHO criteria. Differences in survival were assessed by χ (2) test for 30-day mortality and by multivariate Cox proportional hazards analysis for long-term survival. RESULTS: Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) was diagnosed in 29 patients (37 %) and diabetes mellitus (DM) in 26 patients (33 %). A pathological OGTT result was a significant negative predictor of a poor 30-day survival compared to NGT (OR 8.6; p = 0.03). DM but not IGT was an independent negative predictor of long-term survival (HR = 1.89; p = 0.04). CONCLUSION: Disturbed glucose metabolism in hospitalized patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis is correlated with increased 30-day mortality. OGTT appears to be useful for identifying cirrhotic patients with poor short term prognosis.
Authors:
S Hagel; T Bruns; A Herrmann; A Stallmach; C Schmidt
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-3-9
Journal Detail:
Title:  Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie     Volume:  49     ISSN:  1439-7803     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-3-10     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0033370     Medline TA:  Z Gastroenterol     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  331-334     Citation Subset:  -    
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© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.
Affiliation:
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine II, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany.
Vernacular Title:
Pathologische Glukosetoleranz: ein Prädiktor für das Kurzzeit-Überleben bei Patienten mit dekompensierter Leberzirrhose.
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