ArticleClinical medicine insights. Endocrinology and diabetes2016
Clinical and Biochemical Characteristics of Diabetes Ketoacidosis in a Tertiary Hospital in Riyadh.
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- Clinical profile of diabetic ketoacidosis and its severity in adults: evidence from ALERT Comprehensive Specialized Hospital.BMC endocrine disorders · 2026Article
- Patterns and Characteristics of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Children With Type I Diabetes in Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2024Article
- A Clinical and Biochemical Comparative Study Of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) in Newly Diagnosed Vs Known Cases of Type 1 Diabetic Children.The review of diabetic studies : RDS · 2023Article
- An Audit of Factors Impacting the Time to Resolution of the Metabolic Parameters in Diabetic Ketoacidosis Patients.Cureus · 2022Article
- Treatment outcomes of diabetic ketoacidosis among diabetes patients in Ethiopia. Hospital-based study.PloS one · 2022Article
- Clinical and biochemical characteristics of diabetic ketoacidosis in adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes at a tertiary hospital in the United Arab Emirates.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2022Article
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- Acute mountain sickness induced diabetic ketoacidosis managed with hemodialysis: A case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2020Article
- The management of diabetic ketoacidosis at a rural regional hospital in KwaZulu-Natal.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2018Article
- Diabetic ketoacidosis in Saudi Arabia: factors precipitating initial admission and readmission.Annals of Saudi medicineArticle
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Abstract
Diabetes is the fifth leading cause of death worldwide. Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a life-threatening acute complication of diabetes. The aim of this study is to investigate the clinical and biochemical characteristics of DKA among 400 patients admitted to hospital, most of whom had type 1 diabetes (n = 372; 93%). Vomiting (n = 319; 79.8%), nausea (n = 282; 70.5%), and abdominal pain (n = 303; 75.8%) were the presenting symptoms most commonly experienced by the patients. Tachycardia was the most common clinical sign noted in the patients on admission (n = 243; 61.8%). The predominant precipitating cause of DKA was noncompliance to an insulin regimen (n = 215; 54.2%). Recurrent DKA admissions in type 1 diabetes patients was higher than those with type 2 diabetes (n = 232 versus n = 9, respectively; P = 0.002). Recurrent DKA admissions in female patients were higher than in male patients (n = 167 versus n = 74, respectively; P = 0.002). Continued diabetic education (given to n = 384; 94%) and counseling on the importance of adhering to the recommended medical regime, addressing the social and cultural barriers that precipitate DKA, as well as the provision of timely medical attention may greatly reduce DKA episodes and their associated complications.
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