Precipitating factors, outcomes, and recurrence of diabetic ketoacidosis at a university hospital in Damascus
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Precipitating factors for diabetic ketoacidosis.
OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to identify the precipitating factors from a medical and social point of view, in addition to discussing some clinical and laboratory aspects of diabetic ketoacidosis. METHODS Sixty-eight patients were admitted to King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, over a 2 year period, (April 1999 through to April 2001). Diagnosis of diabet...
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عنوان ژورنال: Avicenna Journal of Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2231-0770
DOI: 10.4103/2231-0770.148503