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A variety of fatal complications are associated with diabetes mellitus. Among these, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) figures largely in fatalities in young diabetics. Although hyperosmotic diuresis in DKA causes extreme fluid loss, acute renal failure is less common than expected in DKA. We treated a case of severe DKA with associated coma, acute respiratory failure, and acute renal failure in a 24-year-old man who had been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus at age 19. The comatose patient had been intubated before transfer to our hospital for intensive care. Despite infusion with isotonic saline and insulin, metabolic acidosis was refractory. On day 2, urine output decreased and pulmonary congestion developed, so we started continuous veno-venous hemodiafiltration (CVVHDF), which was effective against the metabolic acidosis; urine output increased gradually. CVVHDF was withdrawn on day 7, and the patient's renal function recovered completely. He was discharged from the intensive care unit (ICU) on day 14.
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Kawata, H., Inui, D., Ohto, J. et al. The use of continuous hemodiafiltration in a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis. J Anesth 20, 129–131 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-005-0385-2
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