Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Children Presenting with Diabetic Ketoacidosis at Tertiary Care Hospital ...

Background and Aim: Diabetic ketoacidosis is a significant consequence of type 1 diabetes in children and is linked to a higher risk of morbidity and mortality. Present study describes out experience of DKA management and outcome in a pediatric population at a tertiary care hospital in India. Material and Methods: The current analysis is a cross-sectional study conducted in the medical college’s affiliated hospital in collaboration with the pediatric intensive care unit department. Two years were spent doing the study. The investigation was conducted on patients who had been hospitalized and had been diagnosed with diabetic ketoacidosis. A total of 104 children presented with diagnosis of DKA admitted in the hospital were included in the study. All patients were observed for clinical characteristics every hour, blood sugar every two hours, arterial/venous blood gas analysis every four hours, and serum electrolytes every hour. Every 12 hours, renal function tests were measured. When the blood sugar at ... : Background and Aim: Diabetic ketoacidosis is a significant consequence of type 1 diabetes in children and is linked to a higher risk of morbidity and mortality. Present study describes out experience of DKA management and outcome in a pediatric population at a tertiary care hospital in India. Material and Methods: The current analysis is a cross-sectional study conducted in the medical college’s affiliated hospital in collaboration with the pediatric intensive care unit department. Two years were spent doing the study. The investigation was conducted on patients who had been hospitalized and had been diagnosed with diabetic ketoacidosis. A total of 104 children presented with diagnosis of DKA admitted in the hospital were included in the study. All patients were observed for clinical characteristics every hour, blood sugar every two hours, arterial/venous blood gas analysis every four hours, and serum electrolytes every hour. Every 12 hours, renal function tests were measured. When the blood sugar at ...