Endocrine Abstracts

Background: There are several good practices to improve DKA management across hospitals. However, the lack of a unified system limits comparisons and learning from each other.Objectives: To establish a DKA registry to identify best practices across centres in the West Midlands.Methods: All people admitted with DKA at four hospitals in the West Midlands (named A, B, C, D for anonymity) from 1st January 2020 to 31st December 2020 wer...

Background: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is the most common acute endocrine complication needing hospital admission. Morbidity and mortality resulting from DKA are largely preventable if we can identify and act on gaps in management in relation to current guidelines.Objectives: To establish a common DKA registry to identify gaps in management and share best practices across centres.Methods: All people admitted with DKA at four hospi...