Zusammenfassung
Hintergrund und Fragestellung: Die Analyse von Prognosefaktoren für die akute Ösophagus- und Fundusvarizenblutung
erlaubt möglicherweise die Optimierung des Patientenmanagements. Die Bedeutung einer
Hyperglykämie, die für andere intensivmedizinische Krankheitsbilder nachgewiesen wurde,
ist für die Varizenblutung nicht untersucht.
Patienten und Methodik: Wir analysierten retrospektiv 99 unserer Patienten, die zwischen 1996 und 2005 wegen
einer akuten Varizenblutung konsekutiv in unserer Behandlung waren. Es wurden Risikofaktoren
für ein Versterben während des stationären Aufenthalts untersucht.
Ergebnisse: Die Krankenhausletalität war erhöht bei höheren Child-Pugh-Stadien, einer aktiven
Blutung während der Notfallendoskopie und einem erhöhten Kreatininwert. Der Blutzucker
bei Aufnahme zeigte keinen prognostischen Wert.
Folgerung: Auch bei Einsatz aktuell verfügbarer Therapieoptionen bleibt das Stadium der Leberzirrhose
für die Varizenblutung zusammen mit der während der Notfallendoskopie noch aktiven
Blutung für die kurzfristige Prognose bestimmend. Eine Hyperglykämie bzw. Insulinresistenz
spielt - im Gegensatz zu anderen intensivpflichtigen Krankheitsbildern - keine entscheidende
Rolle.
Summary
Background and objective: The analysis of risk factors in acute variceal bleeding may help to optimize patient
management. The influence of hyperglycemia, which has been demonstrated for different
diseases in the intensive care unit, has not been investigated for acute variceal
bleeding.
Patients and methods: We reviewed a consecutive series of 99 patients with acute variceal bleeding treated
in our clinic between 1996 and 2005. Possible risk factors leading to death during
the hospital stay were analysed.
Results: The in-hospital mortality was increased in patients with a raised Child-Pugh index
of cirrhosis, active bleeding during emergency endoscopy and an elevated creatinine
concentration. The baseline blood glucose value was of no prognostic value.
Conclusion: Even in the current management of variceal bleeding the Child-Pugh index for cirrhosis
as well as and active bleeding during emergency endoscopy remain decisive factors
in the short-term prognosis. In contrast to other diseases occurring in the intensive
care unit, hyperglycemia or insulin resistance plays no significant role.
Schlüsselwörter
Hyperglykämie - Mortalität - Varizenblutung
Key words
hyperglycemia - mortality - variceal bleeding
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Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Uwe Weickert
Medizinische Klinik II, Klinikum am Gesundbrunnen
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