The cost of treating diabetic ketoacidosis in the UK: a national survey of hospital resource use.
Ketan K DhatariyaC SkedgelR FordhamPublished in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2017)
Despite relatively short stays in hospital, costs for managing episodes of diabetic ketoacidosis in adults were relatively high. Assumptions made in the calculations did not consider prolonged hospital stay due to comorbidities or costs incurred as a loss of productivity. Therefore, the actual costs to the healthcare system and society in general are likely to be substantially higher.