Evaluation of a new glucose reflectance meter for use in the neonatal intensive care unit.
In this study, a new glucose reflective meter was compared with a conventional laboratory measure of glucose concentration. The excellent correlation found (r = 0.988) simplicity and economic cost make the new method suitable for use in the neonatal intensive care (NICU) environment. The authors believe that the physician dealing with premature or small-for-dates infants, or infants of diabetic mothers, can base emergency therapy on the results obtained by this bedside method of blood glucose measurement pending confirmation by the clinical laboratory.
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Eastern Oklahoma Perinatal Center, Saint Francis Hospital, Tulsa 74136.
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D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D011934:Reagent Strips / Q000592:standards*; D012044:Regression Analysis
D001786:Blood Glucose; D011934:Reagent Strips