Ketoacidosis at presentation of type 1 diabetes mellitus in children: a retrospective 20-year experience from a tertiary care hospital in Serbia

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) has significant morbidity and mortality and is common at diagnosis in children. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and clinical characteristics of DKA over a 20-year period among children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) at University child...

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Published in:European journal of pediatrics 2013-12, Vol.172 (12), p.1581-1585
Main Authors: Jesic, Maja D, Jesic, Milos M, Stanisavljevic, Dejana, Zdravkovic, Vera, Bojic, Vladislav, Vranjes, Mira, Trifunovic, Danijela, Necic, Svetislav, Sajic, Silvija
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acidosis
Adolescent
Age Factors
Age groups
Analysis of Variance
Blood Glucose - analysis
Child
Child, Preschool
Children & youth
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - blood
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - complications
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Diabetic Ketoacidosis - blood
Diabetic Ketoacidosis - epidemiology
Diabetic Ketoacidosis - etiology
Female
Glucose
Hospitals
Humans
Hyperglycemia
Infant
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mortality
Original Article
Pediatrics
Retrospective Studies
Risk
Serbia - epidemiology
Severity of Illness Index
Statistics, Nonparametric
Tertiary Healthcare
Variables
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Summary:Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) has significant morbidity and mortality and is common at diagnosis in children. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and clinical characteristics of DKA over a 20-year period among children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) at University children's hospital in Belgrade, Serbia. The study population comprised of 720 patients (366 boys) diagnosed with type 1 diabetes aged
ISSN:0340-6199
1432-1076
DOI:10.1007/s00431-013-2083-7