Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness
June 15, 2021
SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Associated Rates of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a New York City Emergency Department
Category: Article Summary
Topic: Mental Health and Personal Impact
Keywords (Tags): clinical characteristics, diabetes
- Emergency department (ED) visits resulting in a diagnosis for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) during early COVID-19 pandemic period of March to May 2020 were 70% higher than in the same period in 2019 in New York City (214 vs 106 diagnoses) according to an analysis of ED data extracted for routine quality review. By contrast, Total volume of ED visits declined by 27% from 2019 to 2020 (93,218 vs 59,009 visits).
Ditkowsky et al. (June 9, 2021). SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Associated Rates of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a New York City Emergency Department. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2021.2.49634