Anales españoles de pediatría
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Fifteen patients with diabetic ketoacidosis treated at ICU in the last eight years with low-dose intravenous insulin infusion are retrospectively revised. Diabetic ketoacidosis was the initial presentation of diabetes in 12 children. Mild infections were the usual starting factor. ⋯ The average of glycemia correction (less than or equal to 250 mg/dl) was 5 h with a rate of 120 mg/dl/h. None of children had complications in the course of the treatment, except for one of them who presented cerebral edema. This procedure is a safe and efficacious treated for diabetic ketoacidosis in children.