BLOOD GLUCOSE CONCENTRATIONS IN CHILDREN UNDERGOING OUTPATIENT DENTAL ANAESTHESIA

Fifty-six children, aged between 2 and 16 yr, undergoing dental extractions under general anaesthesia had their plasma glucose concentrations estimated before surgery. The mean concentration was 3.80 mmol litre−1. The lowest value was 2.2 mmol litre−1 in spite of starvation for 16.5 h. It is possibl...

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Published in:British journal of anaesthesia : BJA 1984-11, Vol.56 (11), p.1225-1228
Main Author: PADFIELD, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Ambulatory Surgical Procedures
Anesthesia
Anesthesia depending on type of surgery
Anesthesia, Dental
Anesthesia, General
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Glucose - analysis
Child
Child, Preschool
Humans
Medical sciences
Orthopedic surgery. Maxillofacial surgery. Otorhinolaryngologic surgery. Stomatology. Ophtalmology. Investigation and treatment technics
Starvation
Time Factors
Tooth Extraction
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Summary:Fifty-six children, aged between 2 and 16 yr, undergoing dental extractions under general anaesthesia had their plasma glucose concentrations estimated before surgery. The mean concentration was 3.80 mmol litre−1. The lowest value was 2.2 mmol litre−1 in spite of starvation for 16.5 h. It is possible that outpatients are less susceptible to hypoglycaemia
ISSN:0007-0912
1471-6771
DOI:10.1093/bja/56.11.1225