Pediatrics & Therapeutics
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ISSN: 2161-0665
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2161-0665
+44 1478 350008
Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Center “Mother Teresa”, Tirana, Albania
Research Article
Ketoacidosis as the First Presentation of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Children and Adolescents during the Period of 2010-2014 in Albania
Author(s): Laurant Kollçaku*, Agim Gjikopulli, Virtut Velmishi, Sonila Tomorri, Paskal Cullufi and Ermira Dervishi
Background: Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) is the second most common form of presentation of Type 1 Diabetes
mellitus (T1D) in children and adolescents and the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. The purpose
of this study is to assess the frequency and characteristics of DKA in children and adolescents who are newly
diagnosed with T1D time in Albania, at the national level during the period 2010-2014.
Methods: The clinical and laboratory characteristics of 152 patients<15 years old newly diagnosed with T1D
from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2014 were studied. T1D was diagnosed according to WHO criteria and
DKA was diagnosed based on 2014 ISPAD criteria based on values of 1) pH<7.30; 2) plasma bicarbonate
concentration<15 mEq/L; 3) ketonuria>2+. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 26.
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DOI:
10.35841/2161-0665.22.12.467