Evolution of insulin sensitivity and its variability in out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients treated with hypothermia
Author
Sah Pri, A.
Chase, J.G.
Pretty, C.G.
Shaw, G.M.
Preiser, J-C.
Vincent, J-L.
Oddo, M.
Taccone, F.
Penning, S.
Desaive, T.
Date
2014Permanent Link
http://hdl.handle.net/10092/10140Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) is often used to treat out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients who also often simultaneously receive insulin for stress-induced hyperglycaemia. However, the impact of TH on systemic metabolism and insulin resistance in critical illness is unknown. This study analyses the impact of TH on metabolism, including the evolution of insulin sensitivity (SI) and its variability, in patients with coma after OHCA.