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 ...

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 ...

Objective: To compare the effects of a lipid emulsion containing medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) and supplemented with α-tocopherol to a conventional long-chain triglyceride (LCT) emulsion. Design: ...

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 ...

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 ...

An intravenous amino acid, hypertonic glucose, electrolyte and vitamin solution was used in 14 infants under two months of age in whom oral intake was completely withheld for as long as 60 days.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition awarded Ajay Jain, MD, ...

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 ...