Continuous Intragastric Dextrose: A Therapeutic Option for Refractory Hypoglycemia in Congenital Hyperinsulinism

Feeding problems are frequent in infants with congenital hyperinsulinism (HI) and may be exacerbated by continuous enteral nutrition (EN) used to maintain euglycemia. Our center’s HI team uses dextrose solution given continuously via gastric tube (intrasgastric dextrose, IGD) for infants not fully r...

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Published in:Horm Res Paediatr
Main Authors: Vajravelu, Mary Ellen, Congdon, Morgan, Mitteer, Lauren, Koh, Jamie, Givler, Stephanie, Shults, Justine, De León, Diva D.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6661174/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30086540
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000491105
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