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  • metformin — decreases all-cause mortality

    Evidence strength: moderate.Findingreplicated ×1
    “The results of the meta-analysis with a random-effects model showed that septic patients who received metformin prior to hospitalization had significantly lower mortality compared to those without metformin use (OR, 0.58; 95% CI, 0.44–0.75, P < 0.00001).”
    Quoted verbatim from Association of preadmission metformin use and prognosis in patients with sepsis with diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis..
    Study
    meta-analysis
    Population
    Adults with diabetes admitted with sepsis; pooled observational cohort studies comparing preadmission metformin users with non-users; mortality horizons pooled across studies (28-day, 30-day, 60-day, 90-day, 365-day, ICU and in-hospital)

    Effect 0.58 odds ratio, 95% CI 0.44 to 0.75

    Association of preadmission metformin use and prognosis in patients with sepsis with diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.2026PMID:4208787310.3389/fendo.2026.1815219Permalink

To cite this finding: https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M5JD6E8D3CNG2RPE7GXBYYH2

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