December 2022. Volume 18. Number 4

Dextrose gels: a good option for asymptomatic neonatal hypoglycemia

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Gupta K, Amboiram P, Balakrishnan U, Ashok C, Abiramalatha T, Devi U. Dextrose Gel for Neonates at Risk with Asymptomatic Hypoglycemia: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Pediatrics. 2022;149:e2021050733.

Reviewers: Pérez-Moneo Agapito B1, Cuestas Montañés EJ2.
1Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Madrid. España.
2Servicio de Pediatría y Neonatología. Hospital Privado Universitario de Córdoba. Córdoba. Argentina.
Correspondence: Begoña Pérez-Moneo Agapito. Email: begopma@gmail.com
Reception date: 16/09/2022
Acceptance date: 27/09/2022
Publication date: 13/10/2022

Abstract

Authors´ conclusions: oral dextrose gel reduces the need for intravenous fluids in at-risk neonates with asymptomatic hypoglycemia in the first 48 hours of life.

Reviewers´ commentary: oral dextrose gel appears to be a safe and effective treatment to reduce the risk of admission due to hypoglycemia in newborns at risk. It is an option that also seems cost-effective and well accepted by families, so it can be considered as the first therapeutic step in the management guidelines for neonatal hypoglycemia.

How to cite this article

Pérez-Moneo Agapito B, Cuestas Montañés E. Geles de dextrosa: buena opción para hipoglucemias neonatales asintomáticas. Evid Pediatr. 2022;18:34.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Gupta K, Amboiram P, Balakrishnan U, Ashok C, Abiramalatha T, Devi U. Dextrose Gel for Neonates at Risk with Asymptomatic Hypoglycemia: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Pediatrics. 2022;149:e2021050733.

Reviewers: Pérez-Moneo Agapito B1, Cuestas Montañés EJ2.
1Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Madrid. España.
2Servicio de Pediatría y Neonatología. Hospital Privado Universitario de Córdoba. Córdoba. Argentina.
Correspondence: Begoña Pérez-Moneo Agapito. Email: begopma@gmail.com
Reception date: 16/09/2022
Acceptance date: 27/09/2022
Publication date: 13/10/2022

How to cite this article

Pérez-Moneo Agapito B, Cuestas Montañés E. Geles de dextrosa: buena opción para hipoglucemias neonatales asintomáticas. Evid Pediatr. 2022;18:34.

13/10/2022

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