Profile of diabetic ketoacidosis at a teaching hospital in Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

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dc.creatorElmehdawi, R.R.
dc.creatorElmagerhei, H.M.
dc.date2014-06-17T09:08:02Z
dc.date2014-06-17T09:08:02Z
dc.date2010-12-31
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-03T12:40:04Z
dc.description292-299
dc.descriptionThis study described the profile of 100 cases of diabetic ketoacidosis [DKA] at a teaching hospital in Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. DKA was more frequent in young women with type 1 diabetes and mostly due to preventable causes, e.g. disrupted insulin treatment and/or infection. DKA also occurred in type 2 diabetics, with a higher mortality rate, as they were older patients with co-morbidity. Polyurea, fatigue, abdominal pain and vomiting were the most common clinical features, while coma was rarer. A high number of cases were first presentations of type 1 diabetes; hence this diagnosis should be considered in all patients with acute abdomen or decreased level of consciousness. The reasons for high mortality rate in this study [10%] were multifactorial
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dc.identifier1020-3397
dc.identifierhttp://applications.emro.who.int/emhj/V16/03/16_3_2010_0292_0299.pdf
dc.identifierhttps://iris.who.int/handle/10665/117859
dc.identifier.urihttps://repo.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/254671
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen
dc.relationEMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 16 (3), 292-299, 2010
dc.subjectDiabetic Ketoacidosis
dc.subjectDiabetic Ketoacidosis
dc.subjectHospitals, Teaching
dc.subjectComorbidity
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subjectRetrospective Studies
dc.subjectDiabetes Complications
dc.subjectLength of Stay
dc.subjectSex Distribution
dc.subjectTreatment Outcome
dc.subjectDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1
dc.subjectDiabetic Ketoacidosis
dc.titleProfile of diabetic ketoacidosis at a teaching hospital in Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

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