Key result
Treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis in the intensive care unit versus general medical/surgical wards is discussed as an institutional practice to manage overcrowding, with no quantitative outcomes reported.
Population
Patients with Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
Design
Review
Authors
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Questions routine ICU admission for acidosis in low-risk DKA; leaves open refined triage criteria for validation.
Discusses the appropriate clinical setting (ICU vs general ward) for the management of diabetic ketoacidosis.
Mendez et al. (2017) conducted a review in Diabetic ketoacidosis. Intensive care unit admission vs. General medical/surgical ward admission was evaluated. Treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis in the intensive care unit versus general medical/surgical wards is discussed as an institutional practice to manage overcrowding, with no quantitative outcomes reported.
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