Use of a standardised diabetic ketoacidosis management protocol improved clinical outcomes

Moe Thuzar; Usman H Malabu; Ben Tisdell; Kunwarjit S Sangla

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2014.01.016

Use of a standardised diabetic ketoacidosis management protocol improved clinical outcomes

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2014 Apr;104(1):e8-e11. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2014.01.016. Epub 2014 Jan 19.

Authors

Moe Thuzar¹, Usman H Malabu², Ben Tisdell³, Kunwarjit S Sangla⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Townsville Hospital, Queensland, Australia; University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Electronic address: m.thuzar@uq.edu.au.
² Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Townsville Hospital, Queensland, Australia; James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
³ Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Townsville Hospital, Queensland, Australia.
⁴ Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Townsville Hospital, Queensland, Australia; James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia; Statewide Diabetes Network, Queensland, Australia. Electronic address: sanglak@health.qld.gov.au.

PMID: 24507867
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2014.01.016

Abstract

We analysed the clinical outcomes of using a standardised protocol in the management of diabetic ketoacidosis. Of 71 admissions, the protocol group (n=35) had significantly shorter length of hospitalisation, shorter time to normalise bicarbonate, fewer incidence of hypokalaemia and hypoglycaemia compared with the control group (n=36).

Keywords: DKA; Diabetic ketoacidosis; Management; Outcomes; Protocol.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Diabetic Ketoacidosis / epidemiology
Diabetic Ketoacidosis / therapy*
Disease Management
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hospitalization*
Humans
Incidence
Male
Queensland / epidemiology
Retrospective Studies