Reliability of bedside blood glucose estimating methods in detecting hypoglycaemia in the children’s emergency room
| Autor: | Oyenusi EE, Oduwole AO, Oladipo OO, Njokanma OF, Esezobor CI |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics, Vol 42, Iss 1, Pp 34-38 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0302-4660 2814-2985 |
| Popis: | Background: Hypoglycaemia occurs in many diseasestates common in the tropics. Facilities and skilled manpower required for laboratory blood glucose measurement are not always available in health facilities in developing countries. Objective: The study was carried out to determine the validity of bedside methods of blood glucose measurement in detecting hypoglycaemia. Methods: Blood glucose was determined by two bedside methods (Accuchek Active® and Betachek Visual®) in 430 patients aged between one month and 10years and simultaneously sent for laboratory spectrophotometric analysis at a wavelength of 500nm using the hexose kinase method. Hypoglycaemia was defined as plasma glucose < 2.5mmol/L. Results: The prevalence of hypoglycaemia was 5.6%.There was a higher correlation (r =0.84, p |
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