Incidence of diabetic ketoacidosis during COVID-19 pandemic: a meta-analysis of 124,597 children with diabetes.

Anas ElgenidyAhmed K AwadKhaled SaadMostafa AtefHatem Helmy El-LeithyAhmed A ObiedallahEmad M HammadFaisal-Alkhateeb AhmadAhmad M AliHamad Ghaleb DailahAmira ElhoufeySamaher Fathy Taha

Published in: Pediatric research (2022)

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a life-threatening complication of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) that has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our study included 25 papers with a total of 124,597 children with diabetes. A statistically significant increase occurred in the risk of DKA among newly diagnosed T1DM patients during the pandemic. Our findings reflect that COVID-19 may have an altered presentation in T1DM and can be related to DKA severity.

Keyphrases

newly diagnosed
type diabetes
glycemic control
coronavirus disease
sars cov
cardiovascular disease
young adults
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
wound healing
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
weight loss
case report
skeletal muscle