Acute Kidney Injury in Children With Type 1 Diabetes Hospitalized for Diabetic Ketoacidosis

• Published in: JAMA pediatrics Vol. 171; no. 5; p. e170020
• Main Authors: Hursh, Brenden E, Ronsley, Rebecca, Islam, Nazrul, Mammen, Cherry, Panagiotopoulos, Constadina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2017
• Subjects: Acute Kidney Injury - epidemiology; Acute Kidney Injury - etiology; Adolescent; Biomarkers - blood; Canada; Child; Child, Preschool; Creatinine - blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - complications; Diabetic Ketoacidosis - complications; Female; Hospitalization; Humans; Incidence; Logistic Models; Male; Risk Factors

Acute kidney injury (AKI) in children is associated with poor short-term and long-term health outcomes; however, the frequency of AKI in children hospitalized for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) has not been previously examined. To determine the proportion of children hospitalized for DKA who develop AK...