Prognostic factors in cats with first-time diabetic ketoacidosis

Acute Patient Physiologic and Laboratory Evaluation (APPLE) scores have not been reported in cats with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). The authors hypothesized that, in cats with DKA, APPLE scores will be significantly higher in non-survivors compared with survivors and these scores will predict mortality. Sixty-eight cats with DKA were retrospectively included. The APPLE scores, blood glucose concentration (BG), venous pH, and ketone concentrations were compared between survivors and non-survivors. Simple logistic regression was used to determine if these variables predict the binary variable of survival or non-survival. If they did, an empirical optimal cut point for mortality prediction was calculated. The APPLEfast and ...

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