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Which of the following percentages most accurately reflects the mortality associated with the modern management of diabetic ketoacidosis?

(Please select 1 option)

5%

1-2% This is the correct answer

7.5%

8-10%

0.5% Incorrect answer selected

Explanation

Despite the advances in the management of diabetes in general and the improvements in intensive care, studies reveal that the mortality associated with diabetic ketoacidosis remains stubbornly around the 2% since the 1970s.

Specifically, mortality relates to cerebral oedema.

Reference:

Kitabchi AE, Umpierrez GE, Murphy MB, et al. Hyperglycemic crises in diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2004;27:S94-102.

Savage MW, Dhatariya KK, Kilvert A, et al. Joint British Diabetes Societies guideline for the management of diabetic ketoacidosis. Diabet Med. 2011;28:508-15.

Answer Statistics

1

12%

2

52%

3

1%

4

4%

5

34%

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