Naslov
Urban Hypothermia and Hyperglycemia in the Elderly

Autori
Duraković, Zijad ; Mišigoj-Duraković, Marjeta ; Čorović, Naima ; Čubrilo-Turek, Mirjana

Izvornik
Collegium antropologicum (0350-6134) 24 (2000), 2; 405-409

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
hypothermia ; hyperglycemia ; elderly

Sažetak
From December 1993 to March 1999 we treated 18 elderly patients aged 66-87 years, suffering from urban hypothermia: 11 women and 7 men. Ten patients suffered from moderate hypothermia (rectal temperature 32-35 deg C), and eight from severe hypothermia (rectal temperature <32 deg C). Regarding consciousness, in the group suffering from moderate hypothermia, 3 were somnolent and 6 in various degrees of comatose states. In the group suffering from severe hypothermia, 3 patients were somnolent or soporous and 5 in comatose states of various degrees. Values of arterial blood pressure in the group with moderate hypothermia was normal in one, in 3 arterial hypotension was observed and 6 were in a state of shock. In the group with severe hypothermia, 3 presented arterial hypotension and 5 were in a state of shock. In the group with moderate hypothermia the blood glucose level was elevated in six: 9.3-10.2- 10.7-17.9-21.3-99.0, and in one patient the blood glucose level was low: 2.3 mmol/L, in correlation with hypoglycemic coma. In the group with severe hypothermia in all eight patients the values were elevated: 6.7-7.4-7.6- 8.7-9.1-11.2-12.4-17.9 mmol/L.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita, Kineziologija

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