Hyperglycemia and the outcome of pediatric cardiac surgery patients requiring peritoneal dialysis.
OBJECTIVE
To study the nature of the association between glycemia and ICU mortality in pediatric cardiac surgery patients treated with peritoneal dialysis (PD).


METHODS
Retrospective observational study in the ICU of a tertiary hospital involving forty pediatric cardiac surgery patients treated with PD. We selected patients requiring PD, extracted glucose measurements and nutritional intake data during ICU stay and calculated mean and maximum blood glucose values i) during ICU stay; ii) during dependence on PD; and iii) during independence from PD. We statistically assessed the relationship between glycemia-related variables and ICU mortality.


RESULTS
Twenty-two patients treated with PD died (mortality 55%). In the PD cohort, 9725 blood glucose measurements were performed (every 3.3 hours on average). The mean glycemia during dependence on PD was significantly higher in non-survivors than survivors (p<0.0001), but not during independence from PD (p=0.49). The area under the receiver operator characteristic curve for the mean glycemia during dependence on PD was significantly greater than that obtained during independence from PD. Even after adjustment for severity of illness using multivariate logistic analysis, the mean glycemia and calorie intake during PD were significant and independent predictors of ICU mortality.


CONCLUSIONS
A higher mean blood glucose concentration during PD, but not during PD-free periods was associated with greater ICU mortality. Mean glycemia and calorie intake during PD were significant and independent predictors of ICU mortality.
Egi
M
M
Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama, Japan. moriori@tg8.so-net.ne.jp
Morimatsu
H
H
Toda
Y
Y
Matsusaki
T
T
Suzuki
S
S
Shimizu
K
K
Iwasaki
T
T
Takeuchi
M
M
Bellomo
R
R
Morita
K
K
D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality*; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000401:mortality*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality*; D012372:ROC Curve; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D001786:Blood Glucose