Glucose Intolerance in Infants of Very Low Birth Weight I. Incidence of Hyperglycemia in Infants of Birth Weights 1,100 Grams or Less

摘要: Forty-three of fifty babies with birth weights 1,100 gm or less were hyperglycemic serum glucose levels exceeding 125 mg/100 ml while receiving parenteral glucose. Serum exceeded 300 in 36 these 50 babies. Hyperglycemia was most frequent the 24 hours after and also related to high rates infusion (> 0.4 gm/kg/hr from birth) as well administration absence oral supplement. These data attest fragile nature metabolism infants very low weight.