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1: Pediatrics. 2000 May;105(5):1141-5.Click here to read Links

Controversies regarding definition of neonatal hypoglycemia: suggested operational thresholds.

Cornblath M, Hawdon JM, Williams AF, Aynsley-Green A, Ward-Platt MP, Schwartz R, Kalhan SC.

Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

The definition of clinically significant hypoglycemia remains one of the most confused and contentious issues in contemporary neonatology. In this article, some of the reasons for these contentions are discussed. Pragmatic recommendations for operational thresholds, ie, blood glucose levels at which clinical interventions should be considered, are offered in light of current knowledge to aid health care providers in neonatal medicine. Future areas of research to resolve some of these issues are also presented.

PMID: 10790476 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]