Evaluation of three glucometers for whole blood glucose measurements at the point of care in preterm or low-birth-weight infants

• Published in: Clinical and experimental pediatrics Vol. 58; no. 8; pp. 301 - 308
• Main Authors: Hwang, Joon Ho, Sohn, Yong-Hak, Chang, Seong-Sil, Kim, Seung Yeon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) Clinical and Experimental Pediatics / Korean Pediatric Society 01.08.2015; The Korean Pediatric Society; Korean Pediatric Society; 대한소아청소년과학회
• Subjects: Birth weight; Blood glucose self-monitoring; Correlation analysis; Glucose; Hypoglycemia; Laboratories; Laboratory equipment; Low-birth-weight infant; Newborn babies; Original; Preterm; Test methods; 소아과학; United States > US; Blood glucose self-monitoring; Low-birth-weight infant; Hypoglycemia; Preterm

We evaluated three blood glucose self-monitoring for measuring whole blood glucose levels in preterm and low-birth-weight infants. Between December 1, 2012 and March 31, 2013, 230 blood samples were collected from 50 newborns, who weighed, ≤2,300 g or were ≤36 weeks old, in the the neonatal intensiv...