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ea0033oc4.1 | Oral Communications 4 | BSPED2013

Risk factors for emergency hospital admission for diabetic ketoacidosis in children and young people: national cross-sectional analysis

Khare Swarna , Soljak Michael , Warner Justin , Amin Rakesh , Saxena Sonia , Viner Russell , Majeed Azeem , Modi Neena

Objectives: To identify patient and clinical factors associated with emergency hospital admission with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in children and young people with type 1 diabetes attending specialist NHS outpatient clinics in England and Wales.Design: Cross-sectional observational analysis of linked data from the National Paediatric Diabetes Audits (NPDAs) in England and Wales, and Hospital Episode Statistics and Patient Episode Database for Wales. We ...