Open AccessComatose and noncomatose adult diabetic ketoacidosis patients at the University Teaching Hospital, Zambia: Clinical profiles, risk factors, and mortality outcomes
Author(s) -
Mwanja Kakusa,
Brown Kamanga,
Owen Ngalamika,
Soka Nyirenda
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.176358
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetic ketoacidosis , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , ketoacidosis , diabetes mellitus , pediatrics , endocrinology , type 1 diabetes
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is one of the commonly encountered diabetes mellitus emergencies.