Adsorption of insulin onto neonatal infusion sets: should intravenous administration of insulin to treat hyperglycemia in preterm babies on the NICU be proceeded by priming of the intravenous system, adding of albumin, or non-priming to get to a stable insulin dose?

Abstract Insulin is used to treat neonatal hyperglycaemia when blood glucose concentrations are consistently high, and to treat neonatal diabetes. Within this brief report, a review of the existing literature is conducted to determine if intravenous administration of insulin should be proceeded by p...

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Main Authors: Paola Mian, Mathieu S. Bolhuis, J. Marina Maurer, Margriet van Stuijvenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-12-01
Series:Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40348-022-00154-y