Rasangi Wijetunge
Sri Lanka
Research Article
The High Burden of In-Hospital Diabetes Mellitus at A Tertiary Care Hospital in Sri Lanka; A Case Control Study
Author(s): Arjuna B Medagama, Ruwanthi Bandara and Rasangi WijetungeArjuna B Medagama, Ruwanthi Bandara and Rasangi Wijetunge
Background: Sri Lanka has a very high prevalence of diabetes with poorly organized diabetes care and limited resources for in-patient management. At present, 10.3% of the population is diabetic. Aim: The aim of this study was to define the reasons for admission of diabetic patients to a tertiary care general medical unit, to calculate the point prevalence of diabetes related admissions, the mean duration of hospital stay and assess their in-hospital glycaemic control.
Design: A case-control study. Methods: Data of 300 consecutive diabetic and non-diabetic admissions to the professorial medical unit at Teaching Hospital Peradeniya were studied between 30th May and 30th August 2011.
Results: The in-hospital point prevalence of diabetes was 40.4%. One quarter of diabetes related admissions were for co.. View More»
