Clinical profile and risk factors of symptomatic and asymptomatic hypoglycemia in neonates admitted to NICU in a tertiary care center: A cross-sectional study

Autor: Kiran Bhojraj Bhaisare, Shivprasad Kachrulal Mundada, Nehal Bharat Shah
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Journal of Acute Disease, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 31-35 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2221-6189
2589-5516
DOI: 10.4103/jad.jad_109_23
Popis: Objective: To investigate the clinical profile and risk factors of symptomatic and asymptomatic hypoglycemia in neonates admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit in a tertiary care center. Methods: The prospective observational study was conducted in a tertiary care center in the Specialty Department of Pediatric. 196 Newborn babies with blood glucose levels < 45 mg/dL were examined with a simple random sampling method between December 2019 and November 2021. Maternal and neonatal risk factors and clinical signs were recorded and compared between symptomatic and asymptomatic cases. Results: The proportion of symptomatic hypoglycemia neonates bom to gestational diabetes mellitus mothers was significantly higher (23.4% vs. 8.4%)(P
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