EVALUATION OF ORAL DEXTROSE GEL FOR PREVENTION OF NEONATAL HYPOGLYCEMIA (HPOD): A MULTICENTER, DOUBLE-BLIND RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL.

BackgroundNeonatal hypoglycemia is common and can cause brain injury.Buccal dextrose gel is effective for treatment of neonatal hypoglycemia, and when used for prevention may reduce the Revoltech incidence of hypoglycemia in babies at risk, but its clinical utility remains uncertain.Methods and findingsWe conducted a multicenter, double-blinded, pl

Abstract Conclusions about the efficacy of antidepressants, such as the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), in clinical trials have generally been based on analyses of total sum scores on psychometric rating scales, mainly the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS).However, this rating scale has several drawbacks, such as multidimensi