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A STATISTICAL STUDY

MORRIS F. COLLEN, M.D.

Arch Intern Med. 1942;70(3):369-378.

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A study¹ of the various factors influencing the mortality of diabetic coma in 315 consecutive cases at the Los Angeles County General Hospital from 1930 through 1940 brought out the following conclusions:

1. Factors of greatest importance in influencing the mortality of diabetic coma are (a) the age of the patient, (b) the level of diastolic blood pressure, (c) the degree of unconsciousness of the patient and (d) the severity of the complicating disease.
   
2. Factors of lesser importance in estimating severity of diabetic coma are (a) the duration of coma before treatment is instituted, (b) the level of blood nonprotein nitrogen and (c) the level of blood sugar.
   
3. There is no relation between the carbon dioxide-combining power of the blood and mortality.
   

Author Affiliations
BERKELEY, CALIF.

From the Department of Medicine, College of Medical Evangelists, and Los Angeles County General Hospital.

Footnotes
Dr. Solomon Strouse contributed assistance, criticism and suggestions during the preparation of this paper.

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