TY - JOUR
T1 - The Metabolic Derangements and Treatment of Diabetic Ketoacidosis
AU - Foster, D. W.
AU - McGarry, J. D.
PY - 1983/7/21
Y1 - 1983/7/21
N2 - Diabetic ketoacidosis is a common illness among patients with diabetes. The exact prevalence is unknown, but in one community the rate was estimated to be 13.4 episodes per 1000 patient-years in young persons with diabetes.1 It remains a serious event, with mortality rates as high as 6 to 10 per cent.2, 3 In children under 10 years of age, diabetic ketoacidosis accounts for 70 per cent of diabetes-related deaths.4 Death may be due to derangements that are directly attributable to ketoacidosis, to complications associated with the illness itself, or to abnormalities induced by treatment. Because a substantial percentage of deaths is.
AB - Diabetic ketoacidosis is a common illness among patients with diabetes. The exact prevalence is unknown, but in one community the rate was estimated to be 13.4 episodes per 1000 patient-years in young persons with diabetes.1 It remains a serious event, with mortality rates as high as 6 to 10 per cent.2, 3 In children under 10 years of age, diabetic ketoacidosis accounts for 70 per cent of diabetes-related deaths.4 Death may be due to derangements that are directly attributable to ketoacidosis, to complications associated with the illness itself, or to abnormalities induced by treatment. Because a substantial percentage of deaths is.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM198307213090307
DO - 10.1056/NEJM198307213090307
M3 - Review article
C2 - 6408476
AN - SCOPUS:0020966937
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 309
SP - 159
EP - 169
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 3
ER -