Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: To study trends in presentation and management of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) at a rural referral centre, to ultimately assist with development of a formal management protocol.Methods: A retrospective audit of medical records for all presentations of DKA over a two year period was conducted to source age of patient, distance from Orange Health Service, new onset vs known type 1 diabetes mellitus, initial pH, time to normalisation of ketones, any epi...