title: [Diabetic ketoacidosis in an emergency department].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We study clinical data and differences in the patients with Diabetic Ketoacidosis (CAD) attended in an Emergency Department (ED).
  
  
  METHODS
  We described 15 patients with criteria for diagnosis of CAD during a 12-month period. We value prospectively clinical data, precipitating factors, diagnosis associated, previous diagnosed diabetes, complications, mortality and use of and intensive care unit (UCI). We comparing groups according two characteristics: age group and prior diagnosis of diabetes mellitus.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Urgencias, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Segado Soriano
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Granda Martín
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: López González-Cobos
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Villalba García
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gómez Antúnez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gil Gómez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muiño Míguez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged