Blood sugar concentrations in children undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia.
One hundred children admitted for various operations were studied to determine their blood sugar levels at the time of induction of anaesthesia. The patients were divided into 4 groups according to their age. In Group 1 were patients below one year, Group 2, 1-5 years, Group 3, 6-10 years and Group 4, above 10 years. The highest percentage of patients developing hypoglycaemia was found in Group 1 (65%) i.e. babies aged below 1 year and the lowest in Group 4 (25%) children aged 10 years and above.
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Department of Anaesthesia, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra.
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005215:Fasting; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D016014:Linear Models; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D013997:Time Factors
D001786:Blood Glucose