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Anales de Medicina Interna
Print version ISSN 0212-7199
Abstract
SEGADO SORIANO, A. et al. Ketoacidosis diabetic in an emergency department . An. Med. Interna (Madrid) [online]. 2001, vol.18, n.8, pp.19-22. ISSN 0212-7199.
Objective: We study clinical data and differences in the patients with Diabetic Ketoacidosis (CAD) atended in an Emergency Department (ED). Methods: We described 15 patients with criteria for diagnosis of CAD during a 12-month period. We value prospectively clinical data, precipitating factors, diagnosis associated, previous diagnosed diabetes, complications, mortality and use of and intensive care unit (UCI). We comparing groups according two characteristics: age group and prior diagnosis of diabetes mellitus.
Keywords : Ketoacidosis diabetic; Age group; Mortality.