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Hypoglycemic status in low birth weight neonates during first 24 hours of life after birth
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Sundus Khan, Sohail Ashraf, Somaya Siddiqa, Sobia Noor, Munazza Saleem. Hypoglycemic status in low birth weight neonates during first 24 hours of life after birth. JRMC [Internet]. 2021 Sep. 30 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];25(3). Available from: http://journalrmc.com/index.php/JRMC/article/view/1549

Abstract

Objective: The study aimed to determine the frequency of hypoglycemia in low birth weight neonates during the first 24 hours of life after birth.

Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from 1st March 2016 to 31st August 2016 in the NICU and postnatal ward of POF Hospital, Wah Cantt. All the babies with birth weight less than 2.5 kg including preterm and term were included in the study. After the aseptic measure blood, sugar was checked and a value less than 45 mg/dl was labelled as hypoglycemia.

Results: Out of 96 neonates,51 (53%) were male and 45 (47%) were female.  The minimum weight of the patient was 1.6kg and the maximum was 2.40 kg. Hypoglycemia was noted in 49 (51%) babies after 2 hours of birth whereas 36 (37.5%) had hypoglycemia at 4 hours and 13 (13.5 %) had at 24 hours. 68 (70.8%) babies included in the study were appropriate for gestational age (AGA) and 28 (29.1%) babies were small for gestational age (SGA). After 2 hours of birth, hypoglycemia was present more in SGA babies i.e.20 (71.4%) as compared to AGA babies i.e. 29 (42.6%) which had statistical significance also (p-value 0.01).

Conclusion: Neonatal hypoglycemia is a well-recognized complication in newborns and low birth weight infants are more susceptible to hypoglycemia. Early identification of vulnerable infants and the use of preemptive measures can result in better outcomes.

https://doi.org/10.37939/jrmc.v25i3.1549
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