Kamran Hayat, Muhammad Naeem Farid, Lutfullah Goheer, Waseem Lehrasab, Hafiz Abdul Quddus, Hafiz Muhammad Murtaza.
An Overview of Hypoglycemia in Preterm Newborns.
Pak Paed J Jan ;45(2):181-5.

Objective: To have an overview of hypoglycemia and its frequency in preterm newborns at a tertiary care hospital. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pediatrics Department, CMH Multan, from November 2017 to May 2018. Material and Methods: Consecutive 350 preterm newborns were taken in this cross - sectional study and 1 to 2 ml venous blood sample was taken within 24 hours of birth and sent to the Pathology Department of CMH Multan for random blood glucose levels to determine hypoglycemia. Results: Of these 350 study cases, 230 (65.7 %) were male preterm neonates while 120 (34.3 %) were female neonates having mean gestational 32.66 +- 2.97 weeks. Mean birth weight was 1702.35 +- 102.42 grams and 254 (72.6%) had birth weight more than 1500 grams. Mean random blood sugar level was 42.18 +- 7.34 mg/dl and hypoglycemia was noted in 131 (37.4%). Conclusion: Very high frequency of hypoglycemia was noted in preterm infants in our study. Hypoglycemia was significantly associated with female gender, increasing parity and low birth weight.

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