Definition and monitoring of neonatal hypoglycaemia: a nationwide survey of NHS England Neonatal Units

The use of ciprofloxacin and fluconazole in Italian neonatal intensive care units: a nationwide survey

BACKGROUND Treatment and prophylaxis of sepsis in very low birth weight neonates is a matter of concern and research is being undertaken with the aim to give rise to shared approaches based on solid evidence. As part of a European initiative, a survey was set up to describe the use of two drugs in this area. The Italian national practices concerning neonatal sepsis, as well as calls for related...

Neonatal hypoglycaemia--a critical reappraisal.

Rapid detection of neonatal hypoglycaemia

The use of Dextrostix Reflectance Meter (DRM)* to measure blood glucose has been reported recently. The method has proved to be simnple, rapid, and accurate, and to correlate well with various reference methods (Mazzaferri et al., 1970; Jarret, Keen, and Hardwick, 1970; Schersten, 1971; Deckert and Futtrup, 1971). The handiness of the DRM seemed to make it an excellent tool in the diagnosis of ...

Rapid detection of neonatal hypoglycaemia

The use of Dextrostix Reflectance Meter (DRM)* to measure blood glucose has been reported recently. The method has proved to be simnple, rapid, and accurate, and to correlate well with various reference methods (Mazzaferri et al., 1970; Jarret, Keen, and Hardwick, 1970; Schersten, 1971; Deckert and Futtrup, 1971). The handiness of the DRM seemed to make it an excellent tool in the diagnosis of ...

Hypoglycaemia and neonatal brain injury

The transition from fetal to neonatal life requires metabolic adaptation to ensure energy supply to vital organs and systems after separation from the placental circulation. Under normal conditions this is achieved through the mobilisation and use of alternative cerebral fuels (fatty acids, ketone bodies and lactate) when blood glucose concentration falls. The level of blood glucose (BG) concen...