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ArticleJournal of the West African College of Surgeons

NEONATAL HYPOGLYCAEMIA AT CAPE COAST TEACHING HOSPITAL.

G Amponsah, Ock Hagan, E Okai

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Article in Journal of the West African College of Surgeons. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

G AmponsahDepartment of Anaesthaesia & Pain Management School of Medical Sciences College of Health &Sciences Cape Coast, Ghana.
Ock HaganDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, University of Cape Coast School of Medical Sciences, Cape Coast, Ghana.
E OkaiDepartment of Child Health, University of Cape Coast School of Medical Sciences, Cape Coast, Ghana.
University of Cape Coast · GH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHypoglycaemia is an important metabolic condition in the neonate although there is no common consensus with regards to diagnosis, management and follow-up. It is common in preterm, small and large for gestational age and in birth asphyxia. Although the incidence of these predisposing factors is common among neonates in Ghana, the prevalence of neonatal hypoglycaemia (NH) has not been studied in this environment. AIM AND

objectivesTo determine the prevalence of neonatal hypoglycaemia at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Ghana.

designCross sectional.

settingCape Coast Teaching Hospital, Ghana. PATIENTS AND

methodsNeonates between 3-24 hours of age delivered at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital were included in the study. The blood glucose concentration was measured using Onetouch

resultsThe overall prevalence of neonatal hypoglycaemia (NH) was 16 per 1000 births. The prevalence in appropriate weight for gestational age was 21 per 1000 births but none in small and large for gestational age group. The prevalence of NH in preterm, term and post-term neonates were 0, 18 and 15 per 1000 births respectively.

conclusionThe study showed that neonatal hypoglycaemia is common in Ghana although the expected result of high neonatal hypoglycaemia in preterm, small and large for gestational age groups was not recorded in this study.

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Gestational ageGhanaNeonatal hypoglycaemiaPreterm babies

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PMID27830125
PMCPMC5036286
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