Treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis: Should mode of insulin administration dictate use of intensive care facilities?

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 357-358

  Haas, Romana M ^a   Hoffman, Andrew R ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; INSULIN LISPRO;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LOW DRUG DOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DRUG MONITORING; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; INSULIN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PATIENT SELECTION; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4444337661     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.06.020     Document Type: Editorial

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