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Observational Study
. 2018 Apr;46(4):1505-1516.
doi: 10.1177/0300060517738396. Epub 2018 Jan 23.

Prospective analysis of glycemic variability in patients with severe traumatic brain injury: modified Leuven's adjustment process versus conventional adjustment process

Bing Xue  1   2 , Shiyan Ruan  1   2 , Ping Xie  3   2 , Kaixuan Yan  1 , Zhi'e Gu  3 , Ningning Meng  1 , Jiannan Zhang  4 , Haitao Liu  1 , Juan Lu  1 , Siqin Zuo  1 , Hengzhu Zhang  1
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Observational Study

Prospective analysis of glycemic variability in patients with severe traumatic brain injury: modified Leuven's adjustment process versus conventional adjustment process

Bing Xue et al. J Int Med Res. 2018 Apr.

Abstract

Objective This study was performed to evaluate the effect of two different methods of controlling glycemic variability (GV) in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (STBI) undergoing surgery. Methods Patients with STBI were randomly grouped into a conventional adjustment process (CAP) group and modified Leuven's adjustment process (mLAP) group. Each group included 50 patients. Blood glucose levels were continuously monitored and data were recorded and analyzed. Results The mean blood glucose level was stable in both groups for 5 days postoperatively with no significant difference. The standard deviation of the blood glucose level, mean amplitude of glycemic excursions, and glycemic lability index were significantly higher in the CAP than mLAP group for the first 2 days. In the final 3 days, no significant differences were observed between the two groups. The incidence of hypoglycemia was significantly higher in the CAP than mLAP group on the first day. This value gradually declined during the following 4 days, but the difference between the two groups was not significant. Conclusion The mLAP produced more favorable results than the CAP for GV control in the early stage after surgery for STBI.

Keywords: Severe traumatic brain injury; conventional adjustment process; glycemic variability; hyperglycemia; hypoglycemia; modified Leuven’s adjustment process.

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Graph of the MAGE in the CAP and mLAP groups. The differences in the MAGE between the CAP and mLAP groups were not significant during the last 3 days postoperatively. MAGE, mean amplitude of glycemic excursions; CAP, conventional adjustment process; mLAP, modified Leuven’s adjustment process
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