Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Overdoses of calcium channel blocker agents result in hyperglycemia, primarily due to the blockade of pancreatic L-type calcium channels and insulin resistance on the cellular level. The clinical significance of the hyperglycemia in this setting has not previously been described. METHODS:This study is a retrospective review of all adult (age, >or=15 yrs) patients with a discharge diagnosis of acute verapamil or diltiazem overdose at five university-affiliated teaching hospitals. The severity of overdose was assessed by determining whether a patient met the composite end points of in-hospital mortality, the necessity for a temporary pacemaker, or the need for vasopressors. We compared the initial and peak serum glucose concentrations with hemodynamic variables between patients who did and did not meet the composite end points. RESULTS:A total of 40 patients met inclusion criteria, with verapamil and diltiazem accounting for 27 of 40 (67.5%) and 13 of 40 (32.5%) of the ingestions, respectively. For those patients who did and did not meet the composite end points, the median initial serum glucose concentrations were 188 (interquartile range, 143.5-270.5) mg/dL and 129 (98.5-156.5) mg/dL, respectively (p = .0058). The median peak serum glucose concentrations for these two groups were 364 (267.5-408.5) mg/dL and 145 (107.5-160.5) mg/dL, respectively (p = .0001). The median increase in blood glucose was 71.2% for those who met composite end points vs. 0% for those who did not meet composite end points (p = .0067). Neither the change in the median heart rate nor the change in systolic blood pressure was significantly different in any group. CONCLUSION:Serum glucose concentrations correlate directly with the severity of the calcium channel blocker intoxication. The percentage increase of the peak glucose concentration is a better predictor of severity of illness than hemodynamic derangements. If validated prospectively, serum glucose concentration alone might be an indicator to begin hyperinsulinemia-euglycemia therapy.
journal_name
Crit Care Medjournal_title
Critical care medicineauthors
Levine M,Boyer EW,Pozner CN,Geib AJ,Thomsen T,Mick N,Thomas SHdoi
10.1097/01.ccm.0000278916.04569.23subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-09-01 00:00:00pages
2071-5issue
9eissn
0090-3493issn
1530-0293journal_volume
35pub_type
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更新日期:2009-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2000-08-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2009-04-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2003-04-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2004-03-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2009-06-01 00:00:00