Clinical Study

Abnormal Blood Glucose as a Prognostic Factor for Adverse Clinical Outcome in Children Admitted to the Paediatric Emergency Unit at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana

Table 5

Outcome at discharge.

OutcomeAll (%)Euglycaemia (%)Dysglycaemia (%)
AllHypoglycemiaHyperglycemia

Discharge without complications382 (89)203 (94)177 (83)18 (64)159 (85)
Discharge with complications8 (2)2 (1)6 (3)0 (0)6 (4)
Death40 (9)10 (5)30 (14)10 (36)20 (11)

All430 (100)215 (100)215 (100)28 (100)187 (100)