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Table 2 Treatment items before, during and after treatment of DKA

From: Symptomatic cerebral oedema during treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis: effect of adjuvant octreotide infusion

Treatment items

Time (h) after admission

 

0

10

24

44

net fluid gain* (ml/kg)

10

13

83

116

GCS**score (3-15)

12

8

not applicable

15

Artificial ventilation -/+

---

-- < ++++

++++++++++

++++ > ---

Octreotide infusion (μg/kg/h)

0

0

3.5

1.8

Insulin infusion (U/kg/h)

0.1

0.1

0.05

0.025

  1. *total intravenous fluids minus urinary output; **GCS = Glasgow Coma Scale