Table 5.
Mortality, Length of Stay, and Glucose Threshold with and without Insulina
| n | LOS, days | Glucose thresholdsb | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PICU (mean ± SD) [median] | Total hospitalc (mean ± SD) [median] | <65 mg/dldn (%) | >110 mg/dl n (%) | >140 mg/dl n (%) | >180 mg/dl n (%) | >200 mg/dl n (%) | ||
| No insulin | 1123 | 2.6 ± 6.4 [1] | 8.0 ± 10.9 [5] | 156 | 422 | 229 | 116 | 78 |
| Survived | 1102 | 2.6 ± 6.4 [1] | 8.0 ± 10.9 [5] | 145 (92.9) | 403 (95.5) | 215 (93.9) | 105 (90.5) | 70 (89.7) |
| Died | 21 | 4.5 ± 3.8 [3] | 6.1 ± 6.1 [4] | 11 (7.1) | 19 (4.5) | 14 (6.1) | 11 (9.5) | 8 (10.3) |
| Insulin | 50 | 19.1 ± 31.3 [9] | 26.5 ± 32.4 [16] | 33 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 45 |
| Survived | 35 | 11.9 ± 14.8 [8] | 21.2 ± 19.0 [13] | 19 (57.6) | 35 (70) | 35(70) | 33 (68.8) | 30 (66.6) |
| Died | 15 | 36.1 ± 49.6 [17] | 38.9 ±50.7 [17] | 14(42.4) | 15 (30) | 15 (30) | 15 (31.2) | 15 (33.3) |
| Total | 1173 | 3.3 ± 9.6 [1] | 8.8 ± 13.1 [5] | 189 (16.1) | 472 (40.2) | 279 (23.8) | 164 (14.0) | 123 (10.5) |
LOS, length of stay.
a
All p values < 0.001 for insulin versus no insulin variables, except where indicated.
b
In patients with three or more blood glucose measurements obtained at each cutoff.
c
p value > 0.05.
d
Patients with one or more values <65 mg/dl.