Reliability of Handheld Blood Glucose Monitors in Neonates: Trustworthy Arterial Readings but Capillary Results Warrant Caution for Hypoglycemia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Accurate glucose monitoring is vitally important in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and clinicians use blood glucose monitors (BGM), such as the Inform II, for bedside glucose monitoring. Studies on BGM use in neonates have demonstrated good reliability; however, most studies only included healthy-term neonates. Therefore, the applicability of results to the preterm and/or ill neonate is limited.

Objectives

In preterm and ill neonates, quantify differences in glucose concentrations between (1) capillary glucose (measured by BGM) and arterial glucose (measured by YSI 2300 Stat Plus) and (2) between aliquots from the same arterial blood sample, one measured by BGM versus one by YSI.

Design/methods

Forty neonates were included in the study. Using Inform

SUBMITTER: Brooks D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12035188 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature