Diabetic retinopathy is independently associated with increased risk of intubation: A single centre cohort study of patients with diabetes hospitalised with COVID-19.

Diabetes Res Clin Pract

School of Cardiovascular Medicine & Sciences, King's College London, 3.11 Franklin-Wilkins Building, Waterloo Campus, Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK; Guy's and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, Guy's Hospital, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT, UK. Electronic address:

Published: January 2021

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  • A study of 187 hospitalized diabetes patients with COVID-19 found that those with diabetic retinopathy had over a fivefold increased risk of needing intubation.
  • The findings suggest a potential link between diabetic retinopathy and severe outcomes in COVID-19 cases.
  • Further research is needed to explore the underlying mechanisms connecting retinopathy and other microangiopathy factors to severe COVID-19.

Article Abstract

In our study of 187 patients with diabetes hospitalised with COVID-19 we observed a more than 5 fold increased risk of intubation in patients with diabetic retinopathy. Further studies are required to understand the mechanisms that explain the associations between retinopathy and other indices of microangiopathy with severe COVID-19.

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