ea0049gp109 | Diabetes therapy & complications 2 | ECE2017
Serra-Caetano Joana
, Gata Lia
, Dinis Alexandra
, Cardoso Rita
, Dinis Isabel
, Patricio Miguel
, Mirante Alice
Introduction: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is an endocrine emergency and the leading cause of morbi-mortality in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (1DM). DKA treatment is still controverse, mainly regarding hydroelectrolytic replacement and insulin dose.Aims: To evaluate efectiveness and safety of our tertiary centre protocol in DKA treatment, which included initial volume expansion with isotonic saline in the first two hours followed by 0.45% sodium...