Yaman, Ayhan2022-01-192022-01-192022Yaman, A. (2022). Severe rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure treated by continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration in a child with diabetic ketoacidosis. Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 26(1), 136-138. doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10071-240930972-5229https://doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24093https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12713/2411Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is the most serious hyperglycemic emergency in patients with type I diabetes mellitus and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. DKA may be a life-threatening condition due to severe clinical and biological impairments and treatment-associated complications [cerebral edema, acute respiratory failure, acute renal failure (ARF), hypokalemia, hypophosphatemia]. The development of ARF with rhabdomyolysis is a rare but potentially lethal disorder in children with DKA with an estimated mortality of about 50%. Continuous renal replacement therapy is commonly used in intensive care units to provide renal replacement and fluid management. We successfully treated a 13-year-old boy with continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration, who had been diagnosed with severe DKA, complicated with hypophosphatemia-induced acute respiratory failure, rhabdomyolysis and ARF, persistent acidosis, and coma.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessArticle261136138WOS:0007507917000292-s2.0-85122152164N/A10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24093Q2