The Glucose Connection: Field Hyperglycemia as an Early Predictor of Hypotension in Trauma Patients

ConclusionIn prehospital trauma patients, point of care glucose measurements greater than 220 predicted a nearly threefold increase in hypotension prior to arrival at the trauma center. Prehospital point of care glucose measurements are simple, rapid, and inexpensive and may help to identify those patients requiring aggressive resuscitation prior to arrival to the receiving trauma facility.
Source: Air Medical Journal - Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research