Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers have identified significant variations in diabetic ketoacidosis management among pediatricians and ...

While waiting for confirmation of DKA, standard pediatric life support guidelines should be followed for assessment of airway, breathing and circulation, and the level of consciousness should be ...

Considerable research on diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) risk has been published since the publication of a 2011 systematic review, warranting an updated analysis. Being younger than 2 years at type 1 ...

We read with interest the recent review of diagnosis and treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis by Jean-Louis Chiasson and associates.1 However, it was unclear whether the therapeutic approach was being ...

Background: The leading cause of mortality for children with diabetes is DKA, with cerebral oedema the main cause of death. The onset of cerebral oedema is unpredictable; therefore the key to ...

Many treatment protocols for diabetic ketoacidosis in children advocate slow rehydration to prevent brain injury, but whether the speed of administration of intravenous fluids influences outcomes ...

We are aiming to achieve a standard approach for pediatric DKA management in the era of standard clinical work. Utilization of computer technologies, including access to protocols, will facilitate a ...

THE CASE: A 6-year-old previously healthy right-handed girl presented with a 3-day history of progressive epigastric abdominal pain, polydipsia and secondary nocturnal enuresis and a 2-week history of ...