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Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2018

2 Antenatal and Neonatal Endocrinology

Dextrose gel and breast feeding should be considered first-line oral treatment of infants with hypoglycemia

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Dextrose gel and breast feeding should be considered first-line oral treatment of infants with hypoglycemia

DL Harris , GD Gamble , PJ Weston , JE Harding

To read the full abstract: J Pediatr. 2017 Nov;190:136-141Neonatal hypoglycaemia is common, affecting around 15% of at risk newborns such as preterm, IUGR and infants of diabetic mothers. Delay and inappropriate treatment of hypoglycemia can lead to irreversible brain damage. It is frequently managed by providing infants with an alternative source of glucose, given enterally with infant for...