Characteristics of diabetic ketoacidosis in adult patients in Bahrain

Introduction: DKA has long been considered and studied as a complication of type 1 diabetes in children, only a few studies showed the magnitude of the DKA among adults and type 2 DM. Objective: To evaluate the burden of adult admissions with DKA in Salmaniya Medical Complex-Bahrain, and try to identify the different trends. Methods: Retrospective study; data collected from medical records of adult patients, age 14 and above, who were admitted...