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The objective of this article was to evaluate the reliability of POC glucose levels in the NICU and compare them with central laboratory glucose measurements.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jpem-2025-0736_abs_002\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A retrospective cross-sectional comparative study was conducted on 108 newborns admitted to the NICU at the Health Science Center, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, between September 2022 and August 2024. Hypoglycemic POC glucose results from the Nova Stat Strip glucose meter were compared to confirmatory central laboratory serum glucose results produced on the Roche cobas c501 analyzer.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jpem-2025-0736_abs_003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A significant correlation was observed between serum glucose levels and glucometer readings, with a correlation coefficient of 0.825. Regression analyses showed a slope of 1.223 (Deming) and 1.200 (Passing-Bablok), with intercepts of\u00a0\u22120.75 and\u00a0\u22120.70, respectively.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jpem-2025-0736_abs_004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Accurate blood glucose measurement is critical for early detection and management of neonatal hypoglycemia. Given the reliability of current glucometers and their close correlation to serum samples, this study questions the need for confirmatory serum samples in the presence of bedside hypoglycemic results.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1515\/jpem-2025-0736","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,15]],"date-time":"2026-05-15T08:57:07Z","timestamp":1778835427000},"page":"532-536","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Reliability of point-of-care glucose in neonates: revisiting hypoglycemia protocols in the NICU"],"prefix":"10.1515","volume":"39","author":[{"given":"Ibrahim","family":"Hamama","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics and Child Health , Section of Neonatology, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba , Winnipeg , Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Vikram","family":"Katodia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics and Child Health , Section of Neonatology, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba , Winnipeg , Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1622-8694","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Natalie M.","family":"Landry","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pathology , Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba , Winnipeg , Canada"},{"name":"Diagnostic Services Laboratory Medicine, Shared Health , Winnipeg , Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Seth D.","family":"Mark","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics and Child Health , Section of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba , Winnipeg , Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Michael R.","family":"Narvey","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatrics and Child Health , Section of Neonatology, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba , Winnipeg , Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"374","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026070215583353507_j_jpem-2025-0736_ref_001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"McKinlay, CJD, Alsweiler, JM, Anstice, NS, Burakevych, N, Chakraborty, A, Chase, JG, et al., Children With Hypoglycemia and Their Later Development (CHYLD) Study Team. 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