Hyperkalaemia among hospital admissions: prevalence, risk factors, treatment and impact on length of stay
Hyperkalaemia is common among hospital admissions. Patients with kidney failure on haemodialysis are at higher risk of developing severe hyperkalaemia. Treatment for hyperkalaemia was variable and likely insufficient. Timely detection and treatment of hyperkalaemia is recommended.
Authors
- Andrew John Mallett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8752-2551)
- Benjamin Crowley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3812-8101)
- Venkat Vangaveti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4363-309X)
- Yalin Yu
- Rudolf J. Schnetler
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Townsville Hospital (AU)
- James Cook University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Nephrology
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-024-03863-w
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Potassium and Related Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.84
Funders
- Queensland Health
- Townsville Hospital and Health Service