Complications of continuous intraperitoneal insulin infusion with an implantable pump

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World J Diabetes. Aug 15, 2012; 3(8): 142-148
Published online Aug 15, 2012. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v3.i8.142

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients starting continuous intraperitoneal insulin infusion n (%)

	All patients	Implantation date
	2000-2011 (n = 56)	2000-2007 (n = 37)	2007-2011 (n = 19)
Age (mean ± SD, yr)	37.6 ± 14.5	38.0 ± 14.4	36.6 ± 15.1
Female sex	38 (68)	28 (76)	10 (53)
Smokers	12 (21.4)	7 (18.9)	5 (26.3)
Previous abdominal operation	9 (16.1)	7 (18.9)	2 (10.5)
BMI (mean ± SD, kg/m²)	25.4 ± 4.4	26.3 ± 4.2	23.7 ± 4.3
Duration of diabetes (yr), median (IQR)	16.7 (9.7-26.3)	15.9 (9.8-26.8)	19.1 (9.6-26.3)
Retinopathy	13 (23.2)	9 (24.3)	4 (21.1)
Neuropathy	17 (30.4)	12 (32.4)	5 (26.3)
Nephropathy	4 (7.1)	3 (8.0)	1 (5.3)

BMI: Body mass index; IQR: Interquartile range.

Citation: Dijk PRV, Logtenberg SJ, Groenier KH, Haveman JW, Kleefstra N, Bilo HJ. Complications of continuous intraperitoneal insulin infusion with an implantable pump. World J Diabetes 2012; 3(8): 142-148
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9358/full/v3/i8/142.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4239/wjd.v3.i8.142