Point-of-care glucose monitoring on the neonatal unit

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 342-346

  Makaya, Tafadzwa ^a   Memmott, Alan ^b   Bustani, Porus ^c  

^a SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c JESSOP HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

glucometer; hypoglycaemia; neonates; point of care testing

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD GLUCOSE METER; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84859576718     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02253.x     Document Type: Article

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