International Journal of Nursing Research

Objective To analyze the effect of emergency care in emergency patients with diabetic ketoacidosis. Methods A total of 70 patients with emergency diabetic ketoacidosis who visited the emergency department of our hospital from February 2022 to December 2024 were selected for the study. They were divided into the observation group and the control group by random number table method, with 35 cases in each group. The observation group received emergency care, while the control group received traditional care. The blood glucose levels and the recovery time of various indicators of the two groups of patients after nursing were compared, and the complications and satisfaction with nursing of the two groups were recorded. Results After the nursing care, the blood glucose level in the observation group decreased significantly, and the correction time for acidosis, the recovery time for urine ketone, and the time to achieve the target blood glucose control were all shorter than those in the control group, with statistically significant differences (P<0.05). The complication rates were compared between groups. The complication rate of patients in the observation group was significantly reduced, and the difference was statistically significant compared with the control group (P<0.05). The satisfaction rates of the observation group and the control group were (97.14%vs80.00%), and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion The implementation of emergency care for patients with diabetic ketoacidosis in the emergency department can effectively improve clinical symptoms, shorten the hospital stay of patients, and has high safety. It is worthy of further promotion and application in clinical practice.

Diabetes; Ketoacidosis; Emergency care