Influence of Hyperglycemia Associated with Enteral Nutrition on Mortality in Patients with Stroke.
Nutrients 2019;
11:E996. [PMID:
31052350 PMCID:
PMC6567189 DOI:
10.3390/nu11050996]
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Abstract
Objectives: To evaluate in patients admitted for stroke: (1) The frequency of hyperglycaemia associated with enteral nutrition (EN). (2) The risk of morbidity and mortality associated with the development of this type of hyperglycaemia.
METHODS
A longitudinal observational study was conducted in 115 non-diabetic patients admitted for stroke with EN. Age, functional capacity (Rankin scale), and blood plasma glucose (BPG) were recorded. Hyperglycaemia was considered as: a value higher than 126 mg/dL before the EN and/or a value higher than 150 mg/dL after a week of enteral nutrition. According to this, three groups were differentiated: HyperES: Those who had hyperglycemia before the beginning of the EN (33% patients); NoHyper: those who did not have hyperglycemia before or after (47.8% patients); and HyperEN: Those who did not have hyperglycemia before but suffered it after the beginning of the EN (19.1% patients).
RESULTS
The age was 72.72 (15.32) years. A higher rate of mortality was observed in the HyperEN group 45.50%, than HyperES 15.80% or NoHyper: 10.90%). A lower recovery of the oral feeding was observed in those patients of the HyperEN group 27.30%, than HyperES: 42.10% or NoHyper: 61.80%). In the multivariate analysis adjusting for age, sex, and Rankin scale the development of hyperglycemia in those who did not have it at the beginning (HyperEN) was an independent risk factor for non-recovery of the oral feeding (OR: 4.21 (1.20-14.79), p = 0.02); and mortality adjusted for age, sex and Rankin scale (OR: 6.83 (1.76-26.47), p < 0.01).
CONCLUSIONS
In non-diabetic patients admitted for stroke with EN, the development of hyperglycaemia in relation to enteral nutrition supposes an independent risk factor for mortality and for the non-recovery of the oral feeding.
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