Cerebral fuels within the first week of life in very preterm infants: a cohort study
In this cohort of very preterm infants, there were persistently low concentrations of ketones and relatively higher concentrations of lactate throughout the first week of life. Future research should evaluate changes in these metabolites during episodes of acute hypoglycaemia or hyperglycaemia over more prolonged periods of neonatal intensive care.
Authors
- Gordon Xin Hua Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4261-9683)
- Maria Loredana Marcovecchio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4415-316X)
- Kathryn Beardsall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3582-183X)
Institutions
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal
- Published
- 2025-10-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2025-328701
- Primary Topic
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- University of Cambridge
- Cambridge University Hospitals
- NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre