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Hyperglycemia increases the risk of death in extremely preterm baboons
- Source :
- Pediatric research. 73(3)
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Transient neonatal hyperglycemia (HG) has been reported in up to 80% of extremely preterm human infants. We hypothesize that severe HG is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in preterm baboons. Sixty-six baboons born at 67% of gestation were studied. HG was defined as serum glucose level ≥150 mg/dl during the first week of life. Animals were stratified into two groups: severe HG (≥8 events) and nonsevere HG (
- Subjects :
- Blood Glucose
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Birth weight
Physiology
Article
Sepsis
Sex Factors
Ductus arteriosus
Internal medicine
medicine
Animals
Birth Weight
Humans
business.industry
Extremely preterm
Infant, Newborn
Oxygenation
medicine.disease
Disease Models, Animal
Endocrinology
medicine.anatomical_structure
Logistic Models
Animals, Newborn
Hyperglycemia
Infant, Extremely Premature
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Catecholamine
Breathing
Gestation
Female
business
medicine.drug
Papio
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15300447
- Volume :
- 73
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Pediatric research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....cc7ab494822248d8322197943e399161