Burn injury outcomes in patients with pre-existing diabetic mellitus: Risk of hospital-acquired infections and inpatient mortality

摘要

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major cause of illness and death in the United States, and diabetic patients are at increased risk for burn injury. We therefore sought to examine the impact of pre-existing DM on the risk of inpatient mortality and hospital acquired infections (HAI) among burn patients.