Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the impact of hospital hyperglycemia on mortality rates, length of stay and need for intensive care unit (ICU) support in non-critically ill patients hospitalized in the medical clinic wards of a public hospital in Pará. Methods: Quantitative, cross-sectional study, with a sample of 187 patients. The groups with and without hyperglycemia were evaluated for length of stay, need for ICU stay and death. Results: No statistically significant differences were found that related hospital hyperglycemia with prolongation of hospitalization, greater need for ICU support and greater death of patients. However, it was noted that there was a higher mortality among patients diagnosed with hospital hyperglycemia without previous diagnosis of diabetes, even without statistically significant difference. Conclusion: Although the literature relates hyperglycemia with adverse outcomes, the present study did not show a statistically significant difference regarding length of stay, need for ICU care and mortality.