ea0021p150 | Diabetes and metabolism | SFEBES2009
O'Shea Triona
, Healy Marie Louise
, Nolan John
, McQuaid Siobhan
Introduction and methods: Despite advances in diabetes treatment, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) remains a significant cause of morbidity. We performed a 5-year retrospective analysis of DKA episodes (20042008). Results were compared with an earlier study (19972001).Results: Ninety-four episodes of DKA (defined as hyperglycaemia, ketosis and acidosis) were identified through Hospital Inpatient Enquiry (HIPE). Patients with Type 1 diabetes mellit...