Hyperglycemia in stroke, descriptive study

Abstract

Objective: To describe the morbidity and mortality of non-diabetic patients hospitalized for a cerebrovascular event with hyperglycemia. General area of study: medicine. Specific area of study: intensive care. Study type: original. Materials and Methods: Descriptive level study and longitudinal, descriptive, and retrospective design in which, through the medical records, information was obtained that satisfies the research object, the variables that served as inclusion criteria for the medical records were age, biological sex, glycemic level at admission, glycemic level during hospitalization, developed complications, hospital stay and mortality. Results: Most of the patients entered with normal glucose values N = 62, of which more than half of the total N = 38 presented hyperglycemias during their hospitalization period, of the latter, presented comorbidities N = 29 (76%), being the most common nosocomial pneumonia 26%, all this caused a high percentage of mortality N = 15 (21%). Conclusion: Most patients hospitalized due to Cerebrovascular Event who present with hyperglycemia present other comorbidities, the CVD Lethality Rate associated with hyperglycemia of 394 per 1000 affected.