RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Diabetic ketoacidosis: update on management
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 396
OP 398
DO 10.7861/clinmed.2019-0284
VO 19
IS 5
A1 Kate Evans
YR 2019
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/19/5/396.abstract
AB Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is not a rare presentation to hospital, despite being an entirely preventable condition. A concerning number of people also develop DKA while already in hospital. Management of DKA has changed in the last decade, and national guidelines introduced, to help standardise care, spread best practice, and reduce mortality and morbidity.