Background: Hyperglycemia occurs frequently in very premature infants receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Commonly, the glucose infusion rates in TPN exceed the patient's glucose needs. In ...

The association of hyperglycemia and markers of hepatic dysfunction with dextrose infusion rates in Korean patients receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN) was studied. A retrospective study of 122 ...

When a child is born prematurely, providing nutrition intravenously can be lifesaver. Unfortunately it can also cause liver damage down the road. Ajay Jain, M.D., medical director of the pediatric ...

Long-term parenteral nutrition (TPN) in children is associated with sustained hyperinsulinemia due to a high nutriment infusion flow 12 h/24 h, with plausible lipotoxicity secondary to repeated lipid ...

IV Acetaminophen Eases Post-Spinal Op Pain for Children Non-critically ill hospitalized patients who develop hyperglycemia after total parenteral nutrition (TPN) are more than five times more likely ...

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Provision of dextrose at rates of >4 mg/kg/min may be associated with hyperglycemia even in nondiabetic patients because insulin resis-tance is universal in stressed, hospitalized patients in whom ...

When a child is born prematurely, providing nutrition intravenously can be lifesaver. Unfortunately it can also cause liver damage down the road. Ajay Jain, M.D., medical director of the pediatric ...