Incidence, risk factors and complications of hyperglycemia in very low birth weight infants

Incidence, risk factors and complications of hyperglycemia in very low birth weight infants

Background: Prevalence of hyperglycemia in preterm infants varies widely between 20% and 88%. Hyperglycaemia in very low birth weight infants (VLBW) is associated with increased morbidity (necrotizing enterocolitis, late onset sepsis, intraventricular hemorrhage,) and mortality. Objective: To study...

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Main Authors: Dina Mohammed Akmal, Abdel Rahman Ahmed Abdel Razek, Noha Musa, Asmaa Gamal Abd El-Aziz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-09-01
Series:Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette
Subjects:
Hyperglycemia
Very low birth weight infants
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110663817300046

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