ea0029n13 | (1) | ICEECE2012
Lewis Kevin R
, Bendre Sachin V
, Clark Crystal
, Wiley Debbie
Background: Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) is a well known complication in children with Type 1 Diabetes (T1DM) with a mortality rate estimated at 2%. Sparse data is available from the literature describing socio-demographic factors associated with DKA admissions in children. A previous study identified that children of non-Caucasian race and Medicaid, with T1DM, had increased incidence of DKA admissions.Aims: To identify the socio-demographic factors assoc...