Randomised Trial of Dextrose Gel for Treating Neonatal Hypoglycaemia: The Sugar Babies Study
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Dextrose gel for neonatal hypoglycaemia (the Sugar Babies Study): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
BACKGROUND Neonatal hypoglycaemia is common, and a preventable cause of brain damage. Dextrose gel is used to reverse hypoglycaemia in individuals with diabetes; however, little evidence exists for its use in babies. We aimed to assess whether treatment with dextrose gel was more effective than feeding alone for reversal of neonatal hypoglycaemia in at-risk babies. METHODS We undertook a rand...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1038/pr.2011.877