NEONATAL HYPOGLYCEMIA PROBLEM AND PRACTICAL ISSUES Department of Paediatrics
NEONATAL HYPOGLYCEMIA PROBLEM AND PRACTICAL
ISSUES
Department of Paediatrics
Thaahira,19 year old booked primi Came at ₄₀ weeks gestation No history of gestational diabetes or PIH All three trimesters - uneventful.
CASE - B/o Thaahira
Date of birth: ₅⁄₉⁄₁₃ at 8.15 p.m FTNVD/40 weeks/ male baby
Birth weight: ₂.₀₇₄kg /Cried soon after birth/ SMALL FOR DATE.
NEONATAL HYPOGLYCEMIA -<40mg/dl irrespective of gestational age and weight
GRBS at 10.00 a.m, 6/9/13 (14 hrs of life ) was 40mg/dl.
Baby was asymptomatic.(ASYMPTOMATIC HYPOGLYCAEMIA)
No sufficient breast milk available , advised formula feed .
Baby not tolerating formula feeds , shifted to NICU by 11·45 a.m 6/9/13 (at 16 hrs of life).
Baby was cannulated at 12·00pm on left arm (Cannula I) , 6 ml of 10% dextrose given as bolus.
Advice: 1. half hrly monitoring of GRBS till sugars are stable 2. Formula feed/Expressed Breast milk (EBM) 10ml
fourth hourly 3. IVF -10% Dextrose ,5 drops/minute at a glucose
infusion rate of 4mg/kg/minute. Sugar after starting dextrose infusion :108 mg/dl
Baby’s I.V cannula went out by 4 am on 7/9/13 (32 hours of life).
I.V cannula staying time for the first cannula - 16 hours ,
recannulated on left leg (Cannula II)
Baby not tolerating oral feeds even now. 1 . Domstal drops two drops sixth hourly 2.. Inj.calcium gluconate 2ml in alternate 6
hrly fluids.
second day of life(7/9/13) Around 5.00 pm ( 45 hours of life) baby was
having jitteriness .We checked GRBS. The Glucometer readings were erratic and
unreliable First glucometer - First reading - 455 Second reading – 490 Second glucometer – 390 Third glucometer - - 33
Simultaneous lab glucose value – 20mg/dl
Dr. Karthikeyan’s advice over phone 1.Inj.Dextrose 10% 6ml IV bolus stat 2.Inj.Hydrocortisone 25mg IV stat and 10mg TDS 3. IVF-10ml 25% Dextrose + 28ml 10% Dextrose + 2ml
Calcium Gluconate at an infusion rate of 6.7ml/hr GLUCOSE INFUSION RATE was 8mg/kg/minute 4.Inj.Emeset 0.3ml IV TDS 5.Expressed Breast milk(EBM) two hourly 6 Feeding through NGT if vomiting persists∙ 7.Hourly monitoring of GRBS
IV cannula went out for the second time at 5.45pm, 7/9/13 (45 hours of life)
I .V cannula staying time for second cannula - 13.45hrs . By 6.00 p.m recannulated on right leg (cannula III) , stat
medications given. 7.00pm, 7/9/13( 47 hours of life) lab glucose value was
76mg/dl 10 00pm,∙ 7/9/13 (50 hours ) , GRBS was 51mg/dl advice: increase the IV infusion rate to 8ml/hr Baby tolerating EBM 10 ml 2 hrly Thereafter GRBS was maintained above 70mg/dl
Third day of life (8/9/13, Sunday) By 8/9/13, 12.45pm IV cannula was out for the third
time. I.V cannula staying time for the third cannula -
18.45 hours. Baby recannulated on left arm (Cannula IV) 4.00pm GRBS - 145mg/dl ,IV infusion rate was
reduced to 4ml/hr Baby tolerated 15ml of EBM two hrly . By 8.00pm IV infusion rate reduced to 2ml/hr and
by 2.00am to 1ml/hr
Fourth day of life(9/9/13) At 6.00am IV cannula went out for the fourth time. I.V cannula staying time for the fourth
cannula- 17 hours. No peripheral veins available
for further cannulation!!!!. Fortunately baby’s blood sugar was maintained
without I.V infusion of dextrose
Fourth day
Advice : 1. four hourly monitoring of GRBS 2. Continue EBM two hourly 3. Syr.calcimax 0.5ml each feeds
Fifth day of life (10/9/13) Baby was put to mother’s breast , failed
to suck well due to nipple retraction . nipples’ retraction was corrected by
continuous efforts of syringing. Baby started sucking well.
After 24hours of successful breastfeeding , baby shifted to mother’s side on the sixth day (11/9/13) of life .
Baby discharged on the seventh day (12/9/13) of life in good condition on direct breast feeds.
NEONATAL HYPOGLYCEMIA -<40mg/dl irrespective of gestational age and weight
Group I – Substrate deficiency (Reduced stores)
1·Prematurity 2.Small for date babies 3.Infant of PIH mother 4.VLBW (Very Low Birth Weight babies) Group II – Hyperinsulinaemia A. Transient 1.Infant of diabetic mother 2.leucine sensitivity B.Permanent Nesidioblastosis (Insulinomas)
NEONATAL HYPOGLYCAEMIA -CAUSES
Group III – Endocrine causes 1 ·Growth hormone deficiency 2. Cortisol deficiency (congenital adrenal
hyperplasia ) 3 Addison’s disease 4 Hypothyroidism Group IV- Metabolic causes 1.Glucose phosphatase deficiency 2. Disorders of fructose metabolism 3. Short chain and medium chain
Acyl Co A dehydrogenase deficiencies 4. Galactosemia
1.SYMPTOMATIC Symptoms like1. lethargy2. Jitteriness3. apnoea4. Cyanosis5. respiratory distress 6. seizures
2.ASYMPTOMATIC
50% risk of neurological damage with the symptomatic hypoglycemia
In our case hypoglycemia is probably due to substrate deficiency (SFD)
Maximum Glucose Infusion Rate in our case - 9 mg/kg/minute
GIR >12mg/kg/minute – suspect Hyperinsulinism
1. Lack of facilities- Infusion pump - which is vital in
managing hypoglycemic patients to give a steady infusion of glucose
Iatrogenic hyperinsulinism can happen if infusion is not even
Multi channel monitor with neonatal BP measurement is NA
ISSUES IN THE MANAGEMENT
2.Nursing care I.V lines are precious in neonates
Average cannula staying time should be 48-72 Hrs
In our case 4 cannulas were needed within 48 hrs
Nursing care suboptimal
3.Unreliability of Glucometers in management
Glucometer values will be normally 10mg/dl >lab values
Our glucometers showed high glucose levels when the baby was hypoglycemic
4.Trained residents experienced in Neonatal care
Glucose infusion >12.5% dextrose should be given through central veins
Persons experienced in umbilical Venous catheterization or other central lines should be available.
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