Spectrum of complications of severe DKA in children in pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Authors

  • Qalab Abbas
  • Saba Arbab Aga Khan University Hospital
  • Anwar Ul Haque The Indus Hospital
  • Khadija Nuzhat Humayun Aga Khan University Hospital

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.341.13875

Keywords:

Pediatric, Complications, Pediatric intensive care unit, Diabetic ketoacidosis.

Abstract

Objectives: To describe the spectrum of complications of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) observed in children admitted with severe DKA.

Methods: Retrospective review of the medical records of all children admitted with the diagnosis of severe DKA in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of the Aga Khan University Hospital, from January 2010 to December 2015 was done. Data was collected on a structured proforma and descriptive statistics were applied.

Results: Total 37 children were admitted with complicated DKA (1.9% of total PICU admission with 1.8% in 2010 and 3.4% in 2015). Mean age of study population was 8.1

Author Biographies

Qalab Abbas

Assistant Professor, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health

Aga Khan University, Karachi

Saba Arbab, Aga Khan University Hospital

Fellow NeonatalMedicine,

Anwar Ul Haque, The Indus Hospital

Senior Consultant 

Department of Pediatrics

The Indus Hospital, Karachi

Khadija Nuzhat Humayun, Aga Khan University Hospital

Department of Pediatrics and Child Health

Aga Khan University, Karachi

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Published

2018-02-21

How to Cite

Abbas, Q., Arbab, S., Haque, A. U., & Humayun, K. N. (2018). Spectrum of complications of severe DKA in children in pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 34(1). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.341.13875

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 1 (2018): January – February 2018

Section

Original Articles