Association between stress hyperglycemia on admission and unfavorable neurological outcome in OHCA patients receiving ECPR

Background Stress hyperglycemia is a normal response to stress and has been associated with outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients. However, this association remained unknown in OHCA patients receiving extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR). This study aimed to examine the association between degree of stress hyperglycemia on admission and neurological outcomes at discharge in OHCA patients receiving ECPR. Patients and methods This was a retrospective cohort study of adult OHCA patients receiving ECPR between 2011 and 2021. Patients were classified into three groups: absence of stress hyperglycemia (blood glucose level on admission