Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Fatal coma in diabetes.

G M Shenfield, I P Bhalla, R A Elton

    Diabete & Metabolisme
    |June 1, 1980
    PubMed
    Summary
    This summary is machine-generated.

    Diabetic coma deaths are rare, with only 1.73% of deaths attributed to coma. Hypoglycemia, ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar, and lactic acidosis were the primary causes in this study of diabetic patients.

    Related Concept Videos

    You might also read

    Related Articles

    Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

    Sort by
    Same author

    Patients as teachers: Evaluating the experiences of volunteer inpatients during medical student clinical skills training.

    Canadian medical education journal·2020
    Same author

    The effect of different nebulizers with and without intermittent positive pressure breathing on the absorption and metabolism of salbutamol.

    British journal of clinical pharmacology·2012
    Same author

    The clinical pharmacology of salmefamol.

    British journal of clinical pharmacology·2012
    Same author

    The effect of prednisone treatment on the half-life of intravenous hydrocortisone.

    British journal of clinical pharmacology·2012
    Same author

    Absorption of drugs by the lung.

    British journal of clinical pharmacology·2012
    Same author

    Treatment of "Refractory Obesity" with a diet of five meals a day.

    British medical journal·2010

    Area of Science:

    • Endocrinology
    • Metabolic Diseases
    • Clinical Medicine

    Background:

    • Diabetic coma represents a severe complication of diabetes mellitus.
    • Understanding the specific causes and prevalence of diabetic coma-related mortality is crucial for patient management.
    • Long-standing diabetes and specific treatments are associated with increased risks.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze the causes of death in a large diabetic population over an eight-year period.
    • To identify the incidence and primary causes of death due to diabetic coma.
    • To investigate factors contributing to fatal diabetic coma.

    Main Methods:

    • Retrospective analysis of mortality data from 3,113 diabetic patients over eight years.
    • Identification and categorization of deaths primarily attributed to diabetic coma.

    Related Experiment Videos

  • Detailed review of patient history, including duration of diabetes, treatment regimens, and precipitating factors.

    • Main Results:

    • Only 22 deaths (1.73%) out of 1,274 total deaths were primarily due to diabetic coma.
    • Specific coma types included hypoglycemia (7), ketoacidosis (8), hyperosmolar coma (3), and lactic acidosis (4).
    • Long-standing diabetes, insulin use, infection, and phenformin were associated with specific coma fatalities.

    Conclusions:

    • Death from diabetic coma is a relatively rare event in known, treated diabetic patients.
    • Hypoglycemia and ketoacidosis were the most common forms of fatal diabetic coma in this cohort.
    • Infection and specific medications like phenformin play significant roles in precipitating fatal coma.