Endocrine Abstracts

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DK) is one of the most serious complications of diabetes mellitus (DM). We performed a case review of DK patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of our Hospital between 1 June 2012 and 30 June 2016. A demographic analysis was made, time of DM evolution, the therapy and the factors that led to its decompensation. Thus, a total of 42 DK patients were admitted to the ICU in the referred period, mean age was 45 years, a clear predominance of femal...

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is one of the most serious complications of diabetes mellitus (DM). We describe 2 cases of type-2 diabetic patients admitted by a surgical reason/trauma in which DM control was neglected. We present a 74-year-old patient with poor metabolic control (HbA1c 7,6%) treated with metphormin, sitagliptin and glibenclamide, admitted for orthopaedic surgery. During hospitalization, there were noted several episodes of disorientation with hyperglycae...