Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: To assess metabolic control, cardiovascular risk factors and treatments in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients.Methods: Observational and cross-sectional study of 238 T2DM patients who visited endocrinology clinics for the first time or those who did not undergo periodic revisions during the previous year of the study. All reported patients were outpatients, over 18 years of age and they signed informed consent statistical analysis was do...

Objectives: Analyze the evolution of body mass index (BMI) and percentage of excess weight loss (PEWL) after bariatric surgery; compare adjustable gastric banding (LABG) vs laparoscopic gastric bypass (LGB).Methods: Cohort study. Inclusion criteria: all cases underwent laparoscopic bariatric surgery; n=89; 9 patients were excluded for incomplete follow up. Differences between the 2 groups were evaluated using the Student t-test; P&#6...

Introduction: In patients receiving Parenteral Nutritcion (PN), hyponatremia is associated with increased in-hospital mortality. Our objective was to evaluate the influence of volemic classification (hypovolemia, euvolemia or hypervolemia) on in-hospital mortality in patients receiving PN presenting hyponatremia.Methods: Prospective, non-interventional, multicenter study in 19 Spanish hospitals. 543 non-critical patients receiving PN were recruited. Hypo...