Incidence, characteristics and long-term outcomes of patients with diabetic ketoacidosis: a prospective prognosis cohort study in an emergency department.
Rachel Teixeira Leal NunesCarolina Frade Magalhães Girardin Pimentel MotaPaulo Ricardo Gessolo LinsFernanda Salles ReisThais Castanheira de Freitas ResendeLudmila de Andrade BarberinoPedro Henrique Luiz da SilvaAécio Flavio Teixeira de GoisPublished in: Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina (2021)
Diabetic ketoacidosis among patients presenting to the emergency department was relatively frequent in our hospital. Treatment noncompliance and infection were major precipitating factors and presence of diabetic ketoacidosis was associated with immediate and long-term risk of death.