[Treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis using 2009 American Diabetes Association guidelines].

Background: During 2009, new guidelines for the treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis were published by the American Diabetes Association.

Aim: To assess the impact of new treatment guidelines on the evolution of patients treated for diabetic ketoacidosis (KAD).

Patients And Methods: Anonymous data was obtained from computational medical records of patients treated for KAD at our institution two years before ("Traditional Protocol") and TWO years after ("ADA-2009 Protocol") the publication of the 2009 American Diabetes Association (ADA) KAD guidelines.