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Methods: A large retrospective case series evaluated 121 children under 6 years old with hypoglycemia from a sulfonylurea ingestion.
Results:
- In addition to dextrose, patients who received octreotide had a median of zero hypoglycemic episodes after octreotide (compared to 2 before treatment, p < 0.0001).
- Median blood glucose concentrations after receiving octreotide were also higher (62 mg/dL vs 44, p < 0.001).
- Most required only 1 dose of octreotide with no reported adverse effects.
Authors' Conclusion: Octreotide administration decreases the number of hypoglycemic events and increases blood glucose concentrations in children with sulfonylurea ingestion.
References
Dougherty PP, et al. Evaluation of the use and safety of octreotide as antidotal therapy for sulfonylurea overdose in children. Pediatr Emerg Care 2013;29(3):292-5.
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