TABLE 2.
Criteria used to identify 158 patients with post-gastric bypass hypoglycemia (PGBH)
| Number of PGBH cases | Number of severe cases | |
|---|---|---|
| Patients identified by one criterion (N = 127) | ||
| Diagnosis only | ||
| ICD9 251.2 | 55 | 0 |
| ICD9 251.1 | 6 | 0 |
| ICD9 251.1 and 251.2 | 4 | 0 |
| ICD9 251.0 and 251.2 | 1 | 0 |
| Glucose<60 only | 54 | 4 |
| Medication only | ||
| Octreotide | 4 | 0 |
| Glucagon | 3 | 0 |
| Patients identified by two criteria (N = 28) | ||
| Diagnosis and glucose<60 | ||
| ICD9 251.2 and glucose<60 | 14 | 2 |
| ICD9 251.1 and 251.2 and glucose<60 | 1 | 0 |
| Diagnosis and medication | ||
| ICD9 251.2 and acarbose | 6 | 0 |
| ICD9 251.1 and acarbose | 1 | 0 |
| ICD9 251.1 and 251.2 and glucagon | 1 | 0 |
| Glucose<60 and medication | ||
| Glucose<60 and octreotide | 5 | 1 |
| Patients identified by three criteria (N = 3) | ||
| Diagnosis and glucose<60 and medication | ||
| ICD9 251.2 and glucose<60 and glucagon | 1 | 0 |
| ICD9 251.2 and glucose<60 and acarbose | 1 | 0 |
| ICD9 251.1 and 251.2 and glucose<60 and glucagon and acarbose and diazoxide | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 158 | 8 |