Contributing Factors of DKA in patients of diabetes mellitus

Abstract

Objective: The objective is to define the occurrence of contributing factors of DKA in diabetes patients.

Study design: Descriptive cross sectional

Place and duration: At Institute of Child Health and Children’s Hospital Lahore study was conceded out from 1st May 2018 to 30^th April 2019.

Material and method: Those Patients were included in the study who were completing inclusion area. Informed agreement was taken from patients and their information was recorded. Complete medical record including non-compliance, infections and laboratory findings was also retrieved. Data was entered in Performa.

Results: The recorded mean age calculated was 7.79+4.24 years, 55.5 %( n=111) were females and 44.5 %( n=89) were males. Occurrence of contributing factors of DKA in patients of diabetes mellitus was recorded as 41%(n=82) infection, frequency of type of infection was calculated as 15%(n=30) had RTI, 13%(n=26) had CNS, 13%(n=26) had UTI while 59%(n=118) had no infection.

Conclusion: Frequency of infection was higher followed by non-compliance as contributing factors of DKA in patients of diabetes mellitus. However, respiratory tract infection was the commonest infection in our population.