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World J Diabetes. Mar 15, 2019; 10(3): 137-139
Published online Mar 15, 2019. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v10.i3.137
Published online Mar 15, 2019. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v10.i3.137
Do we need to screen every patient in intensive care unit for diabetes in community with high prevalence of diabetes?
Taru Dutt, Department of Neurology Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, United States
Rahul Kashyap, Department of Anesthesiology and Peri-operative Medicine, Critical Care IMP, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, United States
Salim Surani, Health Science Center, Texas A and M University, Corpus Christi, TX 78404, United States
Author contributions: Dutt T, Kashyap R and Surani S contributed to the content writing of the manuscript. Final manuscript draft was approved by all the authors.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.
Corresponding author: Salim Surani, BSc, FACC, FACP, FCCP, MD, Adjunct Professor, Health Science Center, Texas A and M University, 701 Ayers Street, Corpus Christi, TX 78404, United States. srsurani@hotmail.com
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Received: February 9, 2019
Peer-review started: February 10, 2019
First decision: February 19, 2019
Revised: February 27, 2019
Accepted: March 8, 2019
Article in press: March 8, 2019
Published online: March 15, 2019
Processing time: 34 Days and 2.6 Hours
Peer-review started: February 10, 2019
First decision: February 19, 2019
Revised: February 27, 2019
Accepted: March 8, 2019
Article in press: March 8, 2019
Published online: March 15, 2019
Processing time: 34 Days and 2.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Undiagnosed diabetes mellitus (DM) predisposes critically ill patients to DM complications, which may affect their morbidity and mortality during intensive care unit stay.