We Use Dialysate Potassium Levels That Are Too Low in Hemodialysis
Tucker B, Moledina DG. We Use Dialysate Potassium Levels That Are Too Low in Hemodialysis. Seminars In Dialysis 2016, 29: 300-302. PMID: 27061895, DOI: 10.1111/sdi.12495.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSudden cardiac deathCardiac deathDialysate potassium concentrationHigh ultrafiltration ratesShorter dialysis timeDialysis timeHigh riskPredialysis serum potassium concentrationPotassium concentrationSudden cardiac death accountsUltrafiltration rateCalcium concentrationDialysate potassium levelsLow potassium dialysateDiscontinuation of medicationTreatment of constipationSerum potassium concentrationCertain modifiable factorsLow potassiumPredialysis hyperkalemiaCardiovascular eventsHemodialysis patientsRetrospective studyModifiable factorsRisk factors