title: Factors associated with poor discharge status in patients with status epilepticus at Khon Kaen Hospital.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Status epilepticus (SE) is a serious neurological condition and has high a mortality rate. Data on importance of factors associated with poor outcomes in Asian or Thai populations are limited.
  
  
  METHODS
  Adult patients diagnosed as SE at Khon Kaen Hospital, Thailand from October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2012 were enrolled. Patients were categorized as good or poor outcomes at discharge. Good outcomes were defined by improvement at discharge and absence of neurological deficits, while poor outcomes were defined by: not being improved at discharge; being discharged against advice; death; or presence of a neurological deficit. Clinical factors were compared between both groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During the study period, there were 211 patients diagnosed as SE. Of those, 130 patients were male (61.61%). The mean age of all patients was 53.28 years. Acute stroke was the most common cause of SE in 33 patients (15.64%). At discharge, there were 91 patients (43.13%) who had poor outcomes. Only initial plasma glucose levels were significantly associated with poor outcomes with an adjusted odds ratio of 1.012 (95% confidence interval of 1.003 and 1.021).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Initial plasma glucose is associated with poor discharge status in patients with SE.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Khon Kaen Hospital, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
authors.forename: Piyawan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chiewthanakul
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
authors.forename: Parinya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Noppaklao
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand ; Research Center in Back, Neck, Other Joint Pain and Human Performance (BNOJPH), Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
authors.forename: Kittisak
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sawanyawisuth
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand ; Integrated Epilepsy Research Group, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
authors.forename: Somsak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tiamkao
keywords: hyperglycemia; outcomes; prognosis; risk factors