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ea0031p106 | Clinical practice/governance and case reports | SFEBES2013

Management of diabetic ketoacidosis in a district general hospital: a 3 years retrospective audit

Ahmed Mohamed , Zakaria Juaidy , Doyle Caitriona , McCarthy Ciana , McHugh Cathrine

Objectives: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) remains a life-threatening emergency. An updated protocol was introduced in Sligo general hospital in 2009 to standardise DKA management. The aim of this study was to audit current practice against the protocol standards.Methods: Clinical notes of all adult patients admitted with DKA between July 2009 and June 2012 were analysed and retrospectively audited against the protocol.Results: Fifty-...