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Time To First Blood Glucose Determination And Administration Of Intravenous Glucose At Birth In Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants, Jihan Esmail, Ramasubbareddy Dhanireddy Md
Time To First Blood Glucose Determination And Administration Of Intravenous Glucose At Birth In Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants, Jihan Esmail, Ramasubbareddy Dhanireddy Md
Longitudinal Scholar's Project
Background: Extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants are prone to hypoglycemia unless intravenous glucose is administered within an hour (golden hour) of life. These infants often require resuscitation at birth, but monitoring and intervention for hypoglycemia may be delayed.
Objectives: (1) Study the time to first blood glucose determination and IV glucose administration at birth in ELBW infants, (2) determine the incidence of hypoglycemia, <47mg/dl, and severe hypoglycemia, <40mg/dl, at admission, (3) determine risk factors for hypoglycemia, and (4) compare clinical outcomes at discharge between hypoglycemic and euglycemic infants.
Methods: 244 ELBW (≤1000g birth weight) infants born during Jan 2017- Feb 2020 at the Regional One Health NICU, Memphis, TN were included in the study. Data collected included maternal and infant clinical, demographic, and outcomes …