Background: In comparision with children and adults pain in the newborn infants is under assessed and under managed. Recently oral sweet solutions such as sucrose has been used for painful procedures ...

‌Dextrose is a type of sugar that is very similar to blood sugar. It is often used in processed and prepackaged foods. ‌Dextrose is a type of sugar that usually comes from corn or wheat. It is almost ...

This titrate-up and taper-down controversy stems from concerns regarding the potential for hyperglycemia upon initiation of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and for hypoglycemia upon discontinuation.

The Food and Drug Administration is currently reporting shortages of dextrose in 5%, 10%, 25% and 50% solutions. Manufacturing capacity to support these dextrose products is not expected to improve ...

Baxter announced a voluntary recall of one lot of 5% Dextrose Injection and four lots of 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection due to particulate matter found in the solutions. RELATED: Nutrition Resource ...

Hyperglycemia as a manifestation of the stress response is most evident after an ICU admission and may resolve as the underlying catabolic illness subsides (McCowen et al. 2001). Multiple factors have ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday declared shortages of three intravenous drugs produced at a North Carolina plant that has been temporarily shut down due to the devastation from ...