Overview

Hyperglycemia in a Coronary Intensive Care Unit

Status:
Completed

Trial end date:
2008-11-01

Target enrollment:
0

Participant gender:
All

Summary

Newly diagnosed hyperglycemia (NDH) and stress hyperglycemia (SH) during acute illness is reported as a non-physiological condition in hospitals. The investigators aim is to determine the rate of NDH and SH among cases admitted to coronary ICU with acute coronary disease and to inquire the relationship of SH with disease severity and functional outcomes such as longevity of ICU stay.

Phase:

N/A

Accepts Healthy Volunteers?

Details

Lead Sponsor:

Baskent University

Treatments:

Insulin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients with acute coronary syndrome (non ST segment elevation)and myocardial
infarction admitted to coronary ICU only via emergency room

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients admitted to coronary ICU from other hospital wards

- Patients with any disease that will need drugs that may interfere with blood glucose
negatively (mannitol, glucocorticoids, vasopressor agents, etc.)