Hyperglycemia Linked to Hospital Mortality in AML Patients
WOSU-AM
6/4/2007

Researchers at the Ohio State University Medical Center studied the outcomes of 283 patients diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and found them to be at an increased risk for developing sepsis and then dying, even when modest levels of sugar were present in the bloodstream. Dr. Naeem Ali, a critical care specialist and principal investigator of the study, discussed the findings.

This interview resulted from a news release distributed by OSU Medical Center media relations, available on the Web at:  http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/mediaroom/press/article.cfm?ID=3254