Ketoacidosis in Euglycemic Patients With Type 2 Diabetes After Abdominal Surgery

Autor: Charles W. Van Way, Ray Segebrecht, Ashley Bennett, Douglas Geehan, Michael Moncure, Lamont G. Weide
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 43:937-940
ISSN: 1941-2444
0148-6071
DOI: 10.1002/jpen.1594
Popis: Diabetic ketoacidosis is defined as hyperglycemia >250 mg/dL with metabolic acidosis of arterial pH 10. Euglycemic ketoacidosis has been reported in patients with type 2 diabetes and in patients with type 1 diabetes. However, as a surgical complication, euglycemic ketoacidosis has not been reported. We report 2 cases from 2 teaching tertiary care centers of patients with type 2 diabetes who developed high-gap ketoacidosis in an intensive care unit while recovering from emergent abdominal surgery. Both patients developed altered mental status, metabolic acidosis with a bicarbonate level as low as 14 mEq/L, and an anion gap > 18, without hyperglycemia. Both patients had β-hydroxybutyrate levels > 5 mmol/L.
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