Effect of glycemic gap on short term outcome in critically ill patient: In zagazig university hospitals.

Unlabelled: Both admission Blood glucose and previous glycemic state may affect critically ill patients; So Glycemic gap may be a good indicator of ICU outcomes. This study investigated the effect of glycemic gap on short term outcome in critically ill patient and the value of incorporation of the Glycemic Gap into the APACHE-II on its discriminative performance.

Subjects And Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted in medical ICU of Zagazig University Hospitals, March 2018 to September 2018; total numbers of 240 critically ill patients admitted to ICU were enrolled in.