Epidemiology of Hyperkalemia Among United States Emergency Departments Patients without End-Stage Renal Disease from 2016-2023
Among adult patients without ESRD, hyperkalemia is an uncommon but important condition, with twothirds requiring admission and two percent experiencing cardiac arrest. Sodium bicarbonate and calcium administration is common, while hemodialysis is rare.
Authors
- Kyle Bernard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4330-7666)
- S Rabin
- Robert Hlavin
- Kevin G. Buell
- Eric Moyer
- Jay L. Koyner
- Michael Gottlieb
Institutions
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
- University of Chicago Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15441/ceem.25.149
- Primary Topic
- Potassium and Related Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00