Yamaguchi Junko, Kinoshita Kosaku, Iguchi Umefumi, Kuwana Tsukasa
Division of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Acute Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi Kamimachi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2025 Jun 11;15(12):1487. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics15121487.
Impaired consciousness has various causes. One such cause includes hypoglycemia, which may be symptomatic or asymptomatic and is associated with high mortality. Autonomic abnormalities are also common in hypoglycemic patients. Early detection is critical for improving prognosis. In this study, we evaluated changes in vital signs and pupillary responses before and after glucose administration in patients with hypoglycemia managed in a prehospital emergency setting. : This retrospective observational study included 583 adult patients from the Tokyo Fire Department database. All patients were suspected by emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to have hypoglycemia-related impaired consciousness and showed improved consciousness after receiving intravenous glucose infusion at the scene. Vital signs, level of consciousness, and pupillary responses were assessed before and after glucose administration. : The mean patient age was 58.9 years, and approximately 90% had comorbid diabetes mellitus. Tachypnea was common at the scene, with 27% showing tachycardia, while blood pressure remained normal. Miosis and abnormal pupillary light reflexes were observed in 68% and 84% of cases, respectively. Anisocoria occurred in 7.6% of the patients. After glucose administration, both abnormal reflexes and anisocoria significantly decreased (both < 0.0001). Although vital signs did not consistently reflect autonomic responses, changes in pupillary findings were prominent. : Altered pupillary responses are common in hypoglycemic coma. Findings such as miosis and anisocoria can result from various causes, including central nervous system disorders and cholinergic toxicity; thus, careful differential diagnosis is essential. Normal blood pressure may help to distinguish hypoglycemic coma during prehospital care.
意识障碍有多种原因。其中一个原因是低血糖,低血糖可能有症状,也可能无症状,且死亡率较高。自主神经异常在低血糖患者中也很常见。早期检测对于改善预后至关重要。在本研究中,我们评估了在院前急救环境中处理的低血糖患者静脉输注葡萄糖前后生命体征和瞳孔反应的变化。:这项回顾性观察研究纳入了东京消防局数据库中的583例成年患者。所有患者均被急救医疗技术人员(EMT)怀疑有与低血糖相关的意识障碍,并在现场接受静脉输注葡萄糖后意识有所改善。在输注葡萄糖前后评估生命体征、意识水平和瞳孔反应。:患者的平均年龄为58.9岁,约90%患有糖尿病合并症。现场呼吸急促很常见,27%的患者出现心动过速,而血压保持正常。分别有68%和84%的病例观察到瞳孔缩小和异常瞳孔光反射。7.6%的患者出现瞳孔不等大。输注葡萄糖后,异常反射和瞳孔不等大均显著减少(均<0.0001)。尽管生命体征并不能始终反映自主神经反应,但瞳孔变化很明显。:瞳孔反应改变在低血糖昏迷中很常见。瞳孔缩小和瞳孔不等大等表现可由多种原因引起,包括中枢神经系统疾病和胆碱能中毒;因此,仔细的鉴别诊断至关重要。正常血压可能有助于在院前护理中鉴别低血糖昏迷。