Iatrogenic severe hyperglycemia due to parenteral administration of glucose in children - a case series

• Main Authors: Nora Bruns (Author), Anja Große Lordemann (Author), Tobias Rasche (Author), Jochen Meyburg (Author), Marcus Krüger (Author), Christian Wieg (Author), Alexander Gratopp (Author), Marc Hoppenz (Author), Friedhelm Heitmann (Author), Thomas Hoppen (Author), Günther Löffler (Author), Ursula Felderhoff-Müser (Author), Christian Dohna-Schwake (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Iatrogenic severe hyperglycemia (ISH) caused by glucose-containing i.v. solution is a potentially fatal treatment error. The objective of this study was to investigate the causes, circumstances, course of disease, and complications of ISH > 300 mg/dl (16.7 mmol/l) in neonates...