Aim: This study aimed to investigate the epidemiological profile of DKA patients in the medicine and intensive care departments at Moulay El Hassan Ben El Mehdi Hospital. 

Material and Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive analysis of hospital records of DKA patients admitted to the medicine department and intensive unit care at Moulay El Hassan Ben El Mehdi Hospital in 2021. Among the 222 cases of diabetic ketoacidosis hospitalized, only the hospital records of 46 patients were utilized for analysis. Data were extracted and analyzed with the software SPSS version 20. 

Results: The average age of DKA patients was 49,19  14,9 years, and the sex ratio (male/female) was 0,85. Type 2 diabetes was predominant with 54,3% (n=25),19 cases (41,3%) were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and 2 patients (4,3%) with recently identified diabetes. 82,7% of our patients were known diabetics with 45,7% (n=21) not in follow-up. At admission, the average blood glucose was 3,61  1,1 g/l, 18 patients (39,1%) of our study exhibited glycosuria measuring three crosses (10g/l) and 22 patients (47,8%) had ketonuria equal to three crosses (0,8 g/l). The main precipitating factor of DKA was infection in 63,3% of cases, particularly pulmonary tract with 23,9% and urinary infections in 17,4% of patients. Progression under treatment was marked by 10,9% of deaths. A significant association was found between the type of diabetes, the prognosis of DKA cases, and the hospitalization services.

Discussion: Hospitalization service as associated with the type of diabetes and the prognosis of diabetic ketoacidosis.