Type 2 Diabetes: A Risk Factor for Hospital Readmissions and Mortality in Australian Patients With Cirrhosis
Sang Bong Ahn, Elizabeth E. Powell, Anthony Russell, Gunter Hartel, Katharine M. Irvine, Chris Moser, Patricia C. Valery – 30 June 2020 – Although there is evidence that type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) impacts adversely on liver‐related mortality, its influence on hospital readmissions and development of complications in patients with cirrhosis, particularly in alcohol‐related cirrhosis (the most common etiological factor among Australian hospital admissions for cirrhosis) has not been well studied.