Severe hypoglycaemia requiring the assistance of emergency medical services - frequency, causes and symptoms

0386851 - ÚTIA 2013 RIV CZ eng J - Journal Article
Krnačová, V. - Kuběna, Aleš Antonín - Macek, K. - Bezděk, M. - Šmahelová, A. - Vlček, J.
Severe hypoglycaemia requiring the assistance of emergency medical services - frequency, causes and symptoms.
Biomedical Papers. Roč. 156, č. 3 (2012), s. 271-277. ISSN 1213-8118. E-ISSN 1804-7521
Grant - others:GA UK(CZ) SVV-2010-261-004
Keywords : regression trees * causes * symptoms * incidence * emergency medical service * severe hypoglycaemia
Subject RIV: EI - Biotechnology ; Bionics
Impact factor: 0.990, year: 2012
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To evaluate the incidence of severe hypoglycaemia (SH) requiring the assistance of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in the general population of the Hradec Kralove region, in a 1 year period; to describe the distribution of these events throughout the day, and to analyse the symptoms and causes. The outcome data were obtained from special forms which were filled in by EMS medical staff. Incidence of SH was calculated and the distribution of events throughout the day was analysed using contingency tables. The relationship between blood glucose levels and the presence or absence of causes and symptoms of hypoglycaemia was evaluated using a general linear model and the regression tree technique.
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