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Diabetes complications and comorbidities

Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state

13-11-2019 | Ketoacidosis | News

Hyperglycemic crisis combination linked with hospital deaths

A study of more than a thousand patients suggests that having both diabetic ketoacidosis and a hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state on arrival at hospital leads to more than twice the likelihood of death there than either condition alone.

23-06-2017 | Hyperglycemia | Review | Article

Management of hyperglycemia and diabetes in the emergency department

Echouffo-Tcheugui JB, Garg R. Curr Diab Rep 2017; 17: 56. doi: 10.1007/s11892-017-0883-2

19-02-2016 | Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state | Review | Article

Diabetic emergencies: Ketoacidosis, hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state, and hypoglycemia

Nat Rev Endocrinol 2016; 12: 222–232. doi: 10.1038/nrendo.2016.15