Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Severity of Diabetic Ketoacidosis Presentations in a Tertiary Pediatric Emergency Department.

ABSTRACT: More severe presentations of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) have been reported during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, possibly due to avoidance of healthcare settings or reduced access to care. To date, no studies have utilized statistical process control to relate temporal COVID-19 events with DKA severity. Our objectives were (1) to determine whether the severity of pediatric DKA presentations changed during COVID-19 and (2) to temporally relate changes in severity with regional pandemic events.

Methods

This study was a retrospective chart review of 175 patients younger than 18 years with DKA presenting to a pediatric emergency department in the United States between 5/1/2019 and 8/15/2020. As part of our ongoing clinical standard work in ED management of DKA, DKA s

SUBMITTER: Jafari K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8970094 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature