Koh T H
Department of Neonatology, Woden Valley Hospital, Canberra, Australia.
J Paediatr Child Health. 1996 Aug;32(4):281-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1996.tb02553.x.
Neonatal hypoglycaemia remains a controversial issue. Uncertainty surrounds what constitutes the optimal safe blood glucose for newborn babies. There are good reasons and evidence for maintaining blood glucose greater than 2.5 mmol/L in newborn babies. Since 1986 neonatal paediatricians have changed in their definition of neonatal hypoglycaemia. Ideally, screening of blood glucose in neonatal intensive care units should be done with an on-site glucose analyzer.