SAT-170 COMPLICATIONS IN DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY

Diabetic nephropathy(DN) is a significant cause of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal failure. It is also the cause of several acute and chronic complications with significant morbidity. The purpose of our study was to determine the complications that can occur to patients with diabetic nephropathy. It was a retrospective, descriptive study, including 320 patients with a DN and followed in department of nephrology insahloul hospital of sousseTunisia from January 2007 until June 2018. Among the 320 patients with diabetic nephropathy, the number of diabetic type 2 was significantly higher than type1 :respectively 80.3% of cases (257 cases) and 19.7% of cases (63 cases). Several acute and chronic complications have been identified in patients with diabetic nephropathy which are shown in the table below:Tabled 1Diabetes type 1Diabetes type 2acute pulmonary edema6.3%10.9%hyperkalemia20.6%45.5%diabetic retinopathy92.1%91.1%coronaropaty3.2%22.6%heart failure6.3%12.5%cerebrovascular accident3.2%13.2%arteriopathy19.04%16.6%diabetic feet and amputation6.34%9.72%diabetic neuropathy60.3%61.9% Open table in a new tab Through our study we concluded that coronary artery disease heart failure and stroke are significantly more marked in type 2 diabetics.