Analysis on blood sugar of 140 patients with neonatal asphyxia

Objective To examine the relation between blood sugar level and asphyxia grade.Methods Total 140 patients with neonatal asphyxia from Jan 2004 to Jan 2009 were studied.We took measurement of blood glucose using surest-epTM Hospital after we collected the blood at right heel before treatment.Results There were 82 cases with mild asphyxia including 30 hypoglycemia(36.59%) and 12 hyperglycemia(14.63%).The incidence of pathoglycemia was 51.22%. There were 58 cases with severe asphyxia including 11 hypoglycemia(18.97%) and 29 hyperglycemia(50%).The incidence of pathoglycemia was 68.97%.The more severe asphyxia was,the higher incidence of pathoglycemia was(x~2=4.41, P 0.05 ).Conclusion The incidence of hypoglycemia is higher after mild asphyxia and hyperglycemia is higher after severe asphyxia.The blood glucose should be monitored in patients with neonatal asphyxia.