ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0018.13-14 | Endocrinology | ESPEYB18

13.14. Effect on mortality of increasing the cutoff blood glucose concentration for initiating hypoglycaemia treatment in severely sick children aged 1 month to 5 years in Malawi (SugarFACT): a pragmatic, randomised controlled trial

T Baker , F Ngwalangwa , H Masanjala , Q Dube , J Langton , G Marrone , H Hildenwall

Lancet Glob Health 2020; 8: e1546–54. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30388-0– Hypoglycemia is associated with increased mortality in severely sick children. WHO recommends treatment of hypoglycemia for a blood glucose < 2.5 mmol/l– The authors hypothesized that increasing the threshold for the treatment of hypoglycemia from 2.5 to 5 mmol/l would reduce all cause in-hos...