Isr Med Assoc J
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Editorial Comment
Resilience and vulnerability in coping with stress and terrorism.
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Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a common and serious complication of diabetes mellitus (DM). ⋯ Patients with DKA in our study were generally poorly controlled prior to their admission, as reflected by high HbA1c levels. Type 2 DM is frequently associated with DKA including the severe form of the disease. The most common precipitating factors for the development of DKA were related to insulin therapy and infections. Advanced age, mechanical ventilation and bedridden state wer independent predictors of 30 day mortality.