Glucose and the newborn baby: sweet justice?
Neonatal hypoglycaemia remains a controversial issue. Uncertainty surrounds what constitutes the optimal safe blood glucose for newborn babies. There are good reasons and evidence for maintaining blood glucose greater than 2.5 mmol/L in newborn babies. Since 1986 neonatal paediatricians have changed in their definition of neonatal hypoglycaemia. Ideally, screening of blood glucose in neonatal intensive care units should be done with an on-site glucose analyzer.
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Department of Neonatology, Woden Valley Hospital, Canberra, Australia.
D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring; D005947:Glucose / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015997:Neonatal Screening; D009359:Neonatology
D001786:Blood Glucose; D005947:Glucose