European Stroke Organisation (ESO) guidelines on glycaemia management in acute stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hyperglycaemia is a frequent complication in acute stroke that has been shown to be independently associated with larger infarct size, haematoma growth, poor clinical outcome and mortality. This Guideline Document presents the European Stroke Organisation (ESO) Guidelines for the management of blood glucose levels in patients with acute ischemic or haemorrhagic stroke.

Methods

The working group identified related questions and developed its recommendations based on evidence from randomised controlled trials following the standard operating procedure of the ESO. This Guideline Document was reviewed and approved by the European Stroke Organisation Guidelines Committee and the European Stroke Organisation Executive Committee.

Results

We found low-quality evide

SUBMITTER: Fuentes B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6453240 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature