Mediastinal emphysema complicating diabetic ketoacidosis: Plea for conservative diagnostic approach

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 368-371

  Pauw, R C ^a   van der Werf, T S ^a   van Dullemen, H M ^a   Dullaart, R P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diabetic ketoacidosis; Epidural pneumatosis; Pneumomediastinum

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; OMEPRAZOLE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; SHORT ACTING DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS RUPTURE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA;

EID: 36448977951     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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