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The Incidence of Neonatal Hypoglycemia while Reducing Glucose Infusion Rate of the Newborn who never been Hypoglycemic Status in Vajira Hospital |
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| Creator | 1. Mutthana Tisapong 2. Kannikar Booranavanich |
| Title | The Incidence of Neonatal Hypoglycemia while Reducing Glucose Infusion Rate of the Newborn who never been Hypoglycemic Status in Vajira Hospital |
| Publisher | Text and Journal Publication |
| Publication Year | 2561 |
| Journal Title | Vajira Medical Journal |
| Journal Vol. | 62 |
| Journal No. | 5 |
| Keyword | Hypoglycemia, early neonatal sepsis, feeding intolerance, low birth weight, decrease glucose infusion rate, risk factor of neonatal hypoglycemia. |
| URL Website | https://tci-thaijo.org/index.php/VMED |
| Website title | Vajira Medical Journal (วชิรเวชสาร) |
| ISSN | 0125-1252 |
| Abstract | Abstract Objective: To study the incidence of hypoglycemia post-GIR (glucose infusion rate) reduction in newborns who never had hypoglycemia in the Neonatal Semi-intensive Care Unit (NSCU) at the Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital Navamindradhiraj University Method: A descriptive prospective study was conducted in hypoglycemia-free newborns admitted into the NSCU. Data was collected from newborns who had never had hypoglycemia but sustained certain conditions that necessitated intravenous glucose infusions. The newborns' blood glucose levels were then monitored using a glucometer after GIR reduction. The study was conducted on newborns in the Neonatal semi-intensive care unit (NSCU) at the Faculty of Medicine, Vajira Hospital, from August 2016 to August 2017. Main outcome measured was the incidence of hypoglycemia in the NSCU ward Result: Only one newborn out of the total 201 studied suffered hypoglycemia post GIR reduction. The incidence rate was thus 1/201 (0.5%) person. There was also only one incidence out of the total 360 blood tests, or equivalent to 1/360 (0.3%) time. Such incidence was found on an infant with low birth weight (LBA with AGA), together with neonatal sepsis and feeding intolerance. Conclusion: Only one case of newborn was found to have hypoglycemia after decreasing the GIR. Such neonate had actually endured feeding intolerance and sepsis. Therefore, to lessen ordinary patients' pain, reduce the workload of phlebotomists, and cut down the cost of blood testing, we may consider canceling the blood glucose level monitoring after GIR reduction in this patient group. However, the number of the study group was not large enough for statistical significance, so we should continue to closely observe the symptoms of hypoglycemia in this group. |
