Diabetes patients admitted for acute exacerbations of COPD have longer hospital stay
Monday, June 21, 2010 - 16:31
in Health & Medicine
A new study in the journal Respirology reveals that patients with diabetes who are hospitalized with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experience longer time in the hospital and are also at an increased risk of death, compared to those without diabetes.