• Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
YU Yerong, Email: yerongyu04@yahoo.com.cn
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Objective  To determine the trend in the causes of admission among diabetic patients in West China Hospital from 1996 to 2005.
Methods  The medical records of diabetic inpatients from January 1996 to December 2005 were retrieved, and half of them were randomly selected. A questionnaire was completed and SPSS13.0 software was used for statistical analyses.
Results  The most common causes of admission for diabetic patients were diabetic chronic complications (20.2%), infection (19.5%), hyperglycemic symptoms (11.7%), malignant tumor (8.9%) and diabetic acute complications (5.8%). The constituent ratios of diabetic macrovascular disease and malignant tumor as the admission causes tended to increase, while the constituent ratios of diabetic microvascular disease, hyperglycemic symptoms and diabetic acute complications tended to decrease. Infection remained as one of the main causes of admission among diabetic patients.
Conclusion  The main cause of admission to West China Hospital for diabetic patients from 1996 to 2005 was diabetic chronic complications.

Citation: CHEN Xuefeng,YU Yerong. Analysis of Admission Causes among Diabetic Patients in West China Hospital from 1996 to 2005. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2008, 08(7): 525-528. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20080122 Copy

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