Is glycosuria a reliable indicator of adequacy of glucose infusion rate in preterm infants?

CONTEXT: Adequacy of glucose infusion may be monitored via the glycosuria levels, as there is a relationship between glycemia and glycosuria regulated by the renal glucose threshold. In the neonatal period, however, this relationship is not so clear. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the occurrence of glycosur...

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Main Authors: Mário Cícero Falcão, Cléa Rodrigues Leone, José Lauro Araújo Ramos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina 1999-01-01
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31801999000100004&lng=en&tlng=en