Intensity of early correction of hyperglycaemia and outcome of critically ill patients with diabetic ketoacidosis

J Mårtensson; M Bailey; B Venkatesh; D Pilcher; A Deane; YA Abdelhamid; M Crisman; B Verma; C MacIsaac; G Wigmore; Y Shehabi; T Suzuki; C French; N Orford; N Kakho; J Prins; EI Ekinci; R Bellomo

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Intensity of early correction of hyperglycaemia and outcome of critically ill patients with diabetic ketoacidosis

J Mårtensson, M Bailey, B Venkatesh, D Pilcher, A Deane, YA Abdelhamid, M Crisman, B Verma, C MacIsaac, G Wigmore, Y Shehabi, T Suzuki, C French, N Orford, N Kakho, J Prins, EI Ekinci, R Bellomo

Critical Care and Resuscitation | AUSTRALASIAN MED PUBL CO LTD | Published : 2017

DOI: 10.1016/S1441-2772(23)00925-0

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Abstract

Objectives:To determine the impact of the intensity of early correction of hyperglycaemia on outcomes in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) admitted to the intensive care unit. Methods:We studied adult patients with DKA admitted to 171 ICUs in Australia and New Zealand from 2000 to 2013. We used their blood glucose levels (BGLs) in the fi rst 24 hours after ICU admission to determine whether intensive early correction of hyperglycemia to ≤180 mg/dL was independently associated with hypoglycaemia, hypokalaemia, hypo-osmolarity or mortality, compared with partial early correction to > 180 mg/dL as recommended by DKA-specifi c guidelines. Results:Among 8553 patients, intensive early corr..

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