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metadata.dc.type: | Artigo de Periódico |
Title: | Hyperglycemia in pediatric head trauma patients: a cross-sectional study |
Other Titles: | Arq Neuropsiquiatr |
Authors: | Melo, José Roberto Tude Reis, Rodolfo Casimiro Lemos Júnior, Laudenor Pereira Coelho, Henrique Miguel Santos Almeida, Carlos Eduardo Romeu de Oliveira Filho, Jamary |
metadata.dc.creator: | Melo, José Roberto Tude Reis, Rodolfo Casimiro Lemos Júnior, Laudenor Pereira Coelho, Henrique Miguel Santos Almeida, Carlos Eduardo Romeu de Oliveira Filho, Jamary |
Abstract: | Objective: To verify the prevalence of acute hyperglycemia in children with head trauma stratified by the Glasgow coma scale (GCS). Method: A prospective cross-sectional study carried out with information from medical records of pediatric patients presenting with head injury in the emergency room of a referral emergency hospital during a one year period. We considered the cut-off value of 150 mg/dL to define hyperglycemia. Results: A total of 340 children were included and 60 (17.6%) had admission hyperglycemia. Hyperglycemia was present in 9% of mild head trauma cases; 30.4% of those with moderate head trauma and 49% of severe head trauma. We observed that among children with higher blood glucose levels, 85% had abnormal findings on cranial computed tomography scans. Conclusion: Hyperglycemia was more prevalent in patients with severe head trauma (GCS ≤8), regardless if they had or not multiple traumas and in children with abnormal findings on head computed tomography scans. |
Keywords: | Adolescents Children Head Trauma Hyperglycemia Prevalence |
Publisher: | Associação Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria Dr. Oswaldo Lange |
URI: | http://www.repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/5849 |
Issue Date: | Sep-2009 |
Appears in Collections: | Artigo Publicado em Periódico (Faculdade de Medicina) |
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