The incidence and prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) have increased over the last 20 years. The defining feature of diabetes mellitus (DM) is the presence of hyperglycaemia . mostly due to the progressively increasing prevalence of obesity and the metabolic syndrome, Current prevalence of DM worldwide is estimated to be about 390 million people . The Cardiovascular complications increase morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients. About 40% of end-stage renal disease on regular dialysis are diabetic . Acute kidney injury (AKI) Is a fundamental problem in hospitalized patients; its incidence has been reaching 20% in middle-Europe . About 50% of patients presented with AKI are found to be diabetic ; which may indicate a direct relationship between the two conditions. In 2012, a clinical practice guideline published by Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) provided a unifying definition and staging system for AKI . On the other hand, incidence of AKI in diabetic patients seems to be influenced by multiple risk Factors like severe infections, elderly, poor diabetic control, previous AKI, chronic kidney disease and drugs like SGLT2-I increase risk of AKI in diabetic patients. We aim in this study to identify the most common risk factors for AKI in diabetic patients and how those risk factors affect morbidity and mortality in patients with DM who developed AKI.
incidence of AKI in diabetic patients seems to be influenced by multiple risk Factors like severe infections, elderly, poor diabetic control, previous AKI, chronic kidney disease and drugs like SGLT2-I increase risk of AKI in diabetic patients.