Letters
Hypoglycaemia
Avoid 50% dextrose
BMJ 2011; 342 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d1470 (Published 08 March 2011) Cite this as: BMJ 2011;342:d1470
- Mark L Evans, university lecturer/honorary consultant 1
- 1Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- mle24{at}cam.ac.uk
Three areas of this 10 minute consultation are worthy of comment.1
Figure 1 suggests using intravenous 50% dextrose for the emergency rescue of unconscious patients with hypoglycaemia in the community. Most UK hospital guidelines suggest avoiding anything stronger than 20% dextrose, mainly because 50% dextrose is caustic to …
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