Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole: hyperkalemia is an important complication regardless of dose.
Perazella M, Mahnensmith R. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole: hyperkalemia is an important complication regardless of dose. Clinical Nephrology 1996, 46: 187-92. PMID: 8879854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole therapyStandard doseDevelopment of hyperkalemiaTrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole useMild renal insufficiencyProspective surveillance studyPotassium-sparing diuretic amilorideRenal potassium excretionPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaLethal adverse reactionHandful of casesRenal insufficiencyElderly patientsPotassium excretionSevere hyperkalemiaImportant complicationAIDS patientsCarinii pneumoniaTrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazoleAdverse reactionsInduced hyperkalemiaPotassium disordersHyperkalemiaSurveillance studyPatientsHyperkalemia in hospitalized patients treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
Alappan R, Perazella M, Buller G. Hyperkalemia in hospitalized patients treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1996, 124: 316-20. PMID: 8554227, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-124-3-199602010-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum potassium concentrationSerum creatinine levelsMumol/LBlood urea nitrogen levelsPeak potassium concentrationTrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole therapyCreatinine levelsUrea nitrogen levelsTrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazoleTreatment groupsPotassium concentrationControl groupCommunity-based teaching hospitalDevelopment of hyperkalemiaDays of therapyProspective chart reviewConcurrent renal insufficiencyRenal insufficiencyChart reviewSevere hyperkalemiaHospitalized patientsSerum sodiumTeaching hospitalAnion gapPatients