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ey0017.2-3 | Neonatal Hypoglycaemia | ESPEYB17

2.3. Lower versus traditional treatment threshold for neonatal hypoglycemia

AAMW van Kempen , PF Eskes , DHGM1 Nuytemans , JH van der Lee , LM Dijksman , NR van Veenendaal , FJPCM van der Hulst , RMJ Moonen , LJI Zimmermann , EP van’t Verlaat , Baal M van Dongen-van , BA Semmekrot , HG Stas , RHT van Beek , JJ Vlietman , PH Dijk , JUM Termote , RCJ de Jonge , AC de Mol , MWA Huysman , JH Kok , M Offringa , N; HypoEXIT Study Group Boluyt

To read the full abstract: N Engl J Med. 2020 Feb 6;382(6):534–544. PMID: 32023373Neonatal hypoglycaemia is one of the most common biochemical findings in the newborn period and is an important cause of brain injury. However, despite being so common there is no consensus regarding the glucose threshold concentration at which treatment for asymptomatic neonatal hypoglycemia sho...