title: Blood glucose concentrations in children undergoing outpatient dental anaesthesia.
abstract: Fifty-six children, aged between 2 and 16 yr, undergoing dental extractions under general anaesthesia had their plasma glucose concentrations estimated before surgery. The mean concentration was 3.80 mmol litre-1. The lowest value was 2.2 mmol litre-1 in spite of starvation for 16.5 h. It is possible that outpatients are less susceptible to hypoglycaemia.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D013217:Starvation; D013997:Time Factors; D014081:Tooth Extraction
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose