Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Assessment of hypoglycaemia in neonates is challenging due to limited blood availability, and lower glucose readings compared to adults. ISO criteria used to assess the accuracy of glucometers are based on adult needs where values below 4.2 mmol/l require intervention. National neonatal guidelines define an action threshold for hypoglycaemia as a glucose below 2mmol/l. We currently use a Radiometer ABL-735 blood gas analyser which uses 35 microlitres of blood. We...