Can Ultrasound assist assessment of dehydration in diabetic ketoacidosis.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Diabetic KetoacidosisDehydrationMetabolic and Endocrine - Diabetes
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12609000498291
- Lead Sponsor
- Children's Hospital at Westmead
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Presentation to EMergency Department at CHildren's Hospital Westmead
Exclusion Criteria
Life-threatening illness
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Relationship between Inferior Vena Cava/Aorta ratio and degree of dehydration. Dehydration will be measured by comparing their admission weight (dehydrated state) to their discharge weight (rehydrated state.)[As assessed upon admission and discharge from hospital]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method il[Nil]
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