Admission blood glucose level and outcome in patients requiring venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with cardiogenic shock or cardiac arrest undergoing venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A ECMO) frequently present with blood glucose levels out of normal range. The clinical relevance of such findings in the context of V-A ECMO is unknown. We therefore investigated the prognostic relevance of blood glucose at time of cannulation for V-A ECMO.

Methods

We conducted a single-center retrospective registry study. All patients receiving V-A ECMO from October 2010 to January 2020 were included if blood glucose level at time of cannulation were documented. Patients were divided in five groups according to the initial blood glucose level ranging from hypoglycemic (< 80 mg/dl), normoglycemic (80-140 mg/dl), to mild (141-240 mg/dl), moderate (241-40

SUBMITTER: Bemtgen X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8405505 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature