Abstract
Neonatal hypoglycemia may affect long-term neurodevelopment. Quality improvement (QI) initiative for Mother-Baby-Unit (MBU) admissions (birthweight ≥ 2100 g; ≥35 weeks' gestation) over two epochs from 2016-2019 to reduce the frequency of early (≤3 h) neonatal hypoglycemia in small and large newborns. New algorithm using Olsen's growth curves, hypoglycemia thresholds of <2.22 mmol/L [40 mg/dL] (0-3 h) and <2.61 mmol/L [47 mg/dL] (>3 to 24 h), feeding optimization and 24-hour glucose checks for small for gestational age and preterm newborns. Among 39,460 newborns, using subsets with identical screening criteria, early hypoglycemia decreased significantly after QI implementation among large for gestational age newborns with birthweight >3850 g (66%) and small for gestational age newborns with birthweight <2500 g (70%). Among all MBU admissions, the adjusted odds of any hypoglycemia in 24 h decreased (P < 0.001). Feeding optimization may decrease early hypoglycemia frequency in large and small newborns.
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