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Diabetic ketoacidosis

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Prevalence

Up to a quarter of cases are patients with new-onset diabetes. c

Note:

  • 27% of patients with DKA have new onset diabetes (27%: 95% CI: 22% to 33%) c

Expiry date: May 2004
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Author   C   Ball
Reviewer   N   Chi
CAT Writers   CM   Ball , C   Wotton