Effectiveness of interventions for emergency care of hypoglycaemia and diabetic ketoacidosis: A systematic review.
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice · 2023-12-27 · Systematic review
Abstract
AIM: This systematic review aims to provide evidence on effectiveness of interventions used in emergency care of hypoglycaemia and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). METHODOLOGY: This is a systematic review of randomized controlled trials and analytical studies. We selected studies based on eligibility criteria. The databases Medline, Cochrane library and Embase were searched from their inception till November 2, 2022, using search strategy. We used the term such as "diabetes mellitus", "treatment", "hypoglycaemia", "diabetic ketoacidosis", "low blood sugar", "high blood sugar" and Mesh terms like "disease management", "hypoglycaemia", "diabetic ketoacidosis", and "diabetes mellitus" to form search strategy. RESULTS: Hypoglycemia: Both 10 % dextrose (D10) and 50 % dextrose (D50) are effective options with similar hospital mortality D10 (4.7 %) and D50 (6.2 %). DKA: Low dose insulin is non-inferior to standard dose with time till resolution of DKA 16.5 (7.2) hours and 17.2 (7.7) hours (p value = 0.73) respectively. In children, subcutaneous insulin was associated with reduced ICU admissions and hospital readmissions (67.8 % to 27.9 %). Plasmalyte (PL) is noninferior to sodium chloride (SC), with ICU length of stay 49 h (IQR 23-72) and 55 h (IQR 41-80) respectively, hyperchloremia was associated with longer in-hospital length of stay and longer time to resolution of DKA. And potassium replacement at < 10 mmol/L was associated with higher mortality (n = 72). CONCLUSION: We conclude either of the 10 % or 50 % dextrose is effective for management of hypoglycaemia. For DKA subcutaneous insulin and intravenous insulin, chloride levels ≤ 109 mEq/L, potassium above 10 mmol/l, IV fluids like Plasmalyte and normal saline are effective.
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Crystalloids · Fluids & blood · Glucose
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