Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8812790 | The Journal of Pediatrics | 2017 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
High βOHB levels were associated with inadequate intake of breast milk in the early postnatal period. The use of bedside capillary blood ketone levels may be clinically useful as an indicator of dehydration, energy depletion, and acid-base imbalance in breastfeeding infants in the early postnatal period.
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Authors
Takeshi MD, Ayako MD, Shihomi MD, Hiroyuki MD, Shuhei MD, Kazuyuki MD, Noboru MD, Kiyoshi MD,