The burden of diabetic emergencies on the resuscitation area of a district-level public hospital in Cape Town.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Diabetes and its complications continue to cause a daunting and growing concern on resource-limited environments. There is a paucity of data relating to the care of diabetic emergencies in the emergency centres of entry-level hospitals in Africa. The aim of this study was to describe the burden of diabetic emergencies presenting to the emergency centre of an urban district-level hospital in Cape Town, South Africa.

Methods

The Khayelitsha Hospital Emergency Centre database was retrospectively analysed for patients presenting with a diabetic emergency within a 24-week randomly selected period. The database was supplemented by a retrospective chart review to include additional variables for participants with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), uncomplicated hyperglycaemi

SUBMITTER: Lotter N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8524109 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature