Meeting
Abstract Number: 290
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a serious, acute complication of diabetes mellitus caused by a state of insulin deficiency requiring exogenous insulin administration. Significant variation in intensive care unit (ICU) admission rates for DKA exists among hospitals, due to patient- and institution-specific factors, with rates ranging from 16-81%. Patients with DKA admitted to an ICU […]