title: Point-of-care beta-hydroxybutyrate testing for assessing diabetic ketoacidosis severity prior to treatment in the emergency department.
abstract: We prospectively evaluated the correlation between point-of-care β-OHB values and DKA severity at time of initial diagnosis in 54 patients. The correlation coefficients between β-OHB and pH, bicarbonate and anion gap were 0.33, 0.25 and 0.16, respectively. We conclude that point-of-care β-OHB absolute values cannot reliably assess DKA severity.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Emergency Medicine, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. sanjay.arora@usc.edu
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: Marc A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Probst
authors.forename: Chad
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Agy
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Menchine
mesh_terms: D020155:3-Hydroxybutyric Acid / Q000097:blood*; D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D020155:3-Hydroxybutyric Acid