ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

To read the full abstract: Pediatrics 144, number 4, October 2019:e20182984Diagnostic delays in the pediatric emergency department (ED) can lead to unnecessary interventions, prolonged length of hospital and emergency department stay (LOS) and even death. This is especially true in diabetic patients presenting with possible diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). At one institution, DKA determination time (from arrival to diagnosis) was 86 minutes, and 61%...