Research Article
A Novel Algorithm in the Management of Hypoglycemia in Newborns
Table 1
Comparison of baseline variables between the study groups.
| Variables | Standard protocol (); (%) | Intervention protocol (); (%) | value |
| Gestation (mean ± SD) | 2048 ± 513 | 2195 ± 877 | 0.45 | Birth weight (g) (mean ± SD) | 36.23 ± 2.3 | 36.03 ± 2.5 | 0.76 | Male sex | 18 (69) | 24 (77) | 0.55 | GDM | 8 (31) | 10 (32) | 1.00 | 1 min Apgar (median, IQR) | 7 (7-8) | 7 (7-8) | 0.81 | IUGR | 14 (54) | 13 (42) | 0.43 | Blood sugar at enrolment | 27.7 ± 6.4 | 27.2 ± 7.3 | 0.42 | Age at enrolment in hrs (median, IQR) | 2 hrs (2 hrs–8.25 hrs) | 2 hrs (1 hr–10 hrs) | 0.42 |
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