Open AccessClinical profile and outcomes of adult patients with hyperglycemic emergencies managed at a tertiary care hospital in Nigeria
Author(s) -
AE Edo
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.104378
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , diabetic ketoacidosis , hypokalemia , hyponatremia , pneumonia , retrospective cohort study , pediatrics , mortality rate , type 2 diabetes mellitus , case fatality rate , type 1 diabetes , epidemiology , endocrinology
To document the clinical profile and treatment outcomes of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) managed in a tertiary care hospital.