Diabetic retinopathy is independently associated with increased risk of intubation: A single centre cohort study of patients with diabetes hospitalised with COVID-19

Antonella Corcillo, Siew Cohen, Adrian Li, James Crane Crane, Dulmini Kariyawasam, Janaka Karalliedde

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Abstract

In our study of 187 patients with diabetes hospitalised with COVID-19 we observed a more than 5 fold increased risk of intubation in patients with diabetic retinopathy. Further studies are required to understand the mechanisms that explain the associations between retinopathy and other indices of microangiopathy with severe COVID-19.

Original languageEnglish
Article number108529
JournalDiabetes Research and Clinical Practice
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Nov 2020

Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • Endothelial dysfunction
  • Intubation
  • Microvascular disease
  • Retinopathy

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