Research Article
Early Hyperglycemia in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Predicts for Mortality, Prolonged Duration of Mechanical Ventilation, and Intensive Care Stay
Table 2
Presenting glucose as a predictor for clinical outcomes in patients with GCS ≤13.
| Hyperglycemia defined as glucose >200 mg/dL (11.1 mmol/L) | EDa normoglycemia () | EDa hyperglycemia () | values |
| Death, (%) | 2 (8) | 7 (37) | 0.019 | 28 hospital-free days, median (IQRb) | 21 (6–23) | 11 (0–20) | 0.222 | 14 pediatric intensive care unit-free days, median (IQRb) | 11 (7–12) | 6 (3–10) | 0.006 | 14 ventilation-free days, median (IQRb) | 12 (8–13) | 8 (4–10) | 0.008 |
| Hyperglycemia defined as glucose >150 mg/dL (8.3 mmol/L) | EDa normoglycemia () | EDa hyperglycemia () | values |
| Death, (%) | 2 (11) | 7 (28) | 0.155 | 28 hospital-free days, median (IQRb) | 21 (7–23) | 18 (0–23) | 0.273 | 14 pediatric intensive care unit-free days, median (IQRb) | 11 (7–12) | 6 (3–10) | 0.032 | 14 ventilation-free days, median (IQRb) | 12 (8–13) | 8 (4–11) | 0.021 |
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ED: emergency department; bIQR: interquartile range.
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