Predictors of acute gastrointestinal bleeding in diabetic ketoacidosis: a retrospective observational study in minority population.

Background: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a common acute complication of diabetes mellitus requiring aggressive medical management. We attempted to study the incidence and various clinical and laboratory variables associated with acute gastrointestinal bleeding (AGIB) and acute upper AGIB (AUGIB) in patients with DKA.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective chart review of all the patients admitted to our hospital with DKA between January 2010 and December 2015.