Abdulrahman Al Sheikh, Ayman Malloush.
Diabetic ketoacidosis: more cases seen durning summer vacation.
Pak J Med Sci Jan ;25(3):512-5.

Objectives: We noticed increased number of cases admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis in King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital in the last summer vacation. The objective was to review those cases and to find the possible predisposing factor. Methodology: This was a retrospective study reviewing the files of all cases admitted with DKA in the last summer (July, August, September, 2008) in King Abdul-Aziz university hospital and we looked for a predisposing factors for DKA. Results: Thirty seven patients with diabetes were admitted in the last summer suffering from DKA, compared with only 13 cases admitted (p-value 0.0012) admitted in the previous three month with similar diagnosis. Conclusion: The incidence of DKA in summer vacations increased significantly mainly due to medical condition, lack of compliance due to the changes in sleep pattern in vacations and life stress.

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