Effect of hyperglycemia treatment on complications rate after pediatric cardiac surgery

Introduction: The goal of this study was to elucidate harmful complications of intraoperative hyperglycemia following children cardiac surgery and benefits of insulin administration for accurate blood sugar controlling.
Methods: this study is a Randomized clinical trial. We conducted this study in the operating room of shahid madani hospital. Fifty patients who were children under 12 years old undergone cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Intraoperative insulin infusion was administered intravenously targeting blood sugar levels of 110-140 mg/dL. Blood sugar and arterial blood gas (ABG) were measured every 30 min during operation.
Results: Inotropes were used less in the study than the placebo group during surgery. The means of hospitalization and extubation time were more in the placebo group than the study group(P=0.03) and (P=0.005), respectively. However, the mean time of hospitalization in the ICU ward did not differ significantly between the two groups.
Conclusion: Hyperglycemia has a relation with long time of intubation and hospitalization in ICU. These findings suggest the positive effect of accurate blood sugar control on reducing complication and hospitalization time in children undergoing cardiac surgery.