title: Infection, absent tachycardia, cancer history, and severe coma are independent mortality predictors in geriatric patients with hyperglycemic crises.
authors: Chien-Cheng
authors: CC
authors: Huang
authors: Tsair-Wei
authors: TW
authors: Chien
authors: Shih-Bin
authors: SB
authors: Su
authors: How-Ran
authors: HR
authors: Guo
authors: Wei-Lung
authors: WL
authors: Chen
authors: Jiann-Hwa
authors: JH
authors: Chen
authors: Su-Hen
authors: SH
authors: Chang
authors: Hung-Jung
authors: HJ
authors: Lin
authors: Yi-Fong
authors: YF
authors: Wang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000453:epidemiology*
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