Abstract:To investigate the influence of different administration methods including intravenous infusion and micro pump of Hydrocortisone Sodium Succinate (HSS) on vital signs, dynamic glycemic indexes and mortality of severe sepsis patients with secondary shock. Methods One hundred patients of severe sepsis with secondary shock treated from June 2014 to June 2016 were chosen and randomly divided into group A (50 patients) with intravenous infusion of HSS and group B (50 patients) with HSS administration by micro pump. Duration of shock, ICU stay time and total hospitalization time, 28-d mortality, vital signs before and after treatment, blood lactate clearance rate and dynamic blood glucose monitoring indexes after treatment were compared between both groups. Results There was no significant difference in the duration of shock, the ICU stay time, the hospitalization time or the 28-d mortality between the two groups (p > 0.05). There was no significant difference in HR, MAP or CVP before and after treatment between the two groups (p > 0.05). There was no significant difference in the blood lactate clearance rate in 6, 24 and 48 h after treatment between the two groups (p > 0.05). There was no significant difference in the level of MBG between the two groups (p > 0.05). But the levels of LAGE, GV and high blood glucose time window of the group B were significant lower than those of the group A (p < 0.05). ConclusionsIntravenous infusion and micro pump administration of Hydrocortisone Sodium Succinate possess the same clinical effect in the treatment of severe sepsis with secondary shock. However, micro pump administration can efficiently improve the stability of blood glucose and maintain the metabolic balance of the body.