title: Hypoglycemia associated with pediatric surgical procedures.
abstract: Hypoglycemia, a plasma glucose level below 2.2 mmol/l, was noted perioperatively eight times in association with 61 operative procedures performed on 46 infants. It was most common in children with complications of neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis. It was related to grossly inadequate caloric intake perioperatively and was associated with increased mortality. Because the glucose requirement of the infant brain is high, cerebral damage must be seriously considered in infants with hypoglycemia postoperatively.
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002149:Energy Intake; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000401:mortality
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose