{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,26]],"date-time":"2026-08-26T20:22:39Z","timestamp":1787775759037,"version":"build-2784847793"},"reference-count":11,"publisher":"Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)","issue":"3","content-domain":{"domain":["lww.com","ovid.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":[],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2023,7]]},"abstract":"\n OBJECTIVES:<\/jats:title>\n \n The cornerstone of management of acidosis in a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) has traditionally been carried out by blood gas analysis, which is expensive and associated with significant risk. It is against this background that the correlation between end-tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO\n 2<\/jats:sub>\n ), blood pH, and EtCO\n 2<\/jats:sub>\n bicarbonate levels was analyzed. The predictive value of EtCO\n 2<\/jats:sub>\n was also analyzed in the diagnosis of DKA. Finally, we aimed to determine the value of EtCO\n 2<\/jats:sub>\n as a screening test for the exclusion of DKA.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n MATERIALS AND METHODS:<\/jats:title>\n \n This was a prospective cohort study carried out in the emergency department of a tertiary care teaching hospital from September 2020 to September 2021. Patients with suspected DKA underwent simultaneous blood gas collection and EtCO\n 2<\/jats:sub>\n analysis.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n \n A total of 123 patients with blood sugar levels >250 mg\/dl and moderate-to-large (\u22652+) urine ketones were studied. A cut-off value of EtCO\n 2<\/jats:sub>\n \u226424 was determined to rule in DKA with a sensitivity of 93.02% and specificity of 91.9%. EtCO\n 2<\/jats:sub>\n >26 could effectively rule out the diagnosis of DKA with sensitivity of 98.8% and specificity of 75.7%. A significant linear correlation between pH and EtCO\n 2<\/jats:sub>\n (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.0001,\n r<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.82) and HCO3 and EtCO\n 2<\/jats:sub>\n (\n r<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.896,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.0001) was found.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n CONCLUSIONS:<\/jats:title>\n \n EtCO\n 2<\/jats:sub>\n values \u226424 can accurately identify patients with DKA in the presence of elevated blood sugar and urinary ketones and must be considered a valuable addition to the diagnostic criteria. EtCO\n 2<\/jats:sub>\n values >26 can be an effective triaging tool for ruling our DKA. A significant linear correlation between pH and EtCO\n 2<\/jats:sub>\n and pH and HCO3 was observed. 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