Failure to detect preterm infants at risk of hypoglycemia before discharge
| Autor: | Robert Hume, Ann Burchell, A. McGeechan |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
Blood Glucose
Male medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Gestational Age Hypoglycemia Severity of Illness Index Risk Factors Hospital discharge Birth Weight Humans Medicine G 6 pase business.industry Infant Newborn medicine.disease Patient Discharge Surgery Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Glucose-6-Phosphatase Lactates Female Food Deprivation business Infant Premature |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Pediatrics. 134:499-502 |
| ISSN: | 0022-3476 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0022-3476(99)70210-6 |
| Popis: | In a series of 79 consecutive preterm infants who were ready for discharge, 14 (18%) infants were unable to maintain normal concentrations of blood glucose. This finding suggests that a significant number of preterm infants are at risk of hypoglycemia at home if a feed is omitted or delayed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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