KH. Loh, JC. Kelley and SS. Eagle (2023). Intraoperative diagnosis of type 1 diabetes and diabetic ketoacidosis during scoliosis surgery. Paediatric anaesthesia, 33(8), 665-667. https://doi.org/10.1111/pan.14686

PubMed 37128678

[Abstract]
Diabetic ketoacidosis is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children with type 1 diabetes. Management of diabetic ketoacidosis requires meticulous monitoring and treatment of severe dehydration and metabolic derangement. We present an adolescent patient who was diagnosed with diabetic ketoacidosis during spinal fusion for idiopathic scoliosis and discuss the management of this unexpected intraoperative emergency.