Update and harmonisation of guidance for the management of diabetic ketoacidosis in children and young people in the UK

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a life-threatening complication of type 1 diabetes mellitus. Careful and timely intervention is required to optimise glycaemic control and reduce the risk of mortality and devastating complications. Of these, cerebral oedema is the leading cause of death, with a mortal...

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Autores principales: Rugg-Gunn, Charlotte EM, Deakin, Mark, Hawcutt, Daniel B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8183192/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34151029
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001079
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description Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a life-threatening complication of type 1 diabetes mellitus. Careful and timely intervention is required to optimise glycaemic control and reduce the risk of mortality and devastating complications. Of these, cerebral oedema is the leading cause of death, with a mortality rate of approximately 25%. This article highlights the recent updates to UK fluid therapy guidelines for DKA and provides clinical context for the benefit of paediatricians and junior doctors in light of this new guidance.
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spelling pubmed-81831922021-06-17 Update and harmonisation of guidance for the management of diabetic ketoacidosis in children and young people in the UK Rugg-Gunn, Charlotte EM Deakin, Mark Hawcutt, Daniel B BMJ Paediatr Open Review Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a life-threatening complication of type 1 diabetes mellitus. Careful and timely intervention is required to optimise glycaemic control and reduce the risk of mortality and devastating complications. Of these, cerebral oedema is the leading cause of death, with a mortality rate of approximately 25%. This article highlights the recent updates to UK fluid therapy guidelines for DKA and provides clinical context for the benefit of paediatricians and junior doctors in light of this new guidance. BMJ Publishing Group 2021-06-04 /pmc/articles/PMC8183192/ /pubmed/34151029 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001079 Text en © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported (CC BY 4.0) license, which permits others to copy, redistribute, remix, transform and build upon this work for any purpose, provided the original work is properly cited, a link to the licence is given, and indication of whether changes were made. See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
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Update and harmonisation of guidance for the management of diabetic ketoacidosis in children and young people in the UK
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title_full Update and harmonisation of guidance for the management of diabetic ketoacidosis in children and young people in the UK
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title_short Update and harmonisation of guidance for the management of diabetic ketoacidosis in children and young people in the UK
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