Prevalence, recurrence and seasonal variation of hyperkalemia among patients on hemodialysis.

Dimitra TsiagkaPanagiotis I GeorgianosMaria I PikilidouVasilios VaiosStefanos RoumeliotisChristos SyrganisKonstantinos MavromatidisSimeon MetallidisVassilios LiakopoulosPantelis E Zebekakis

Published in: International urology and nephrology (2022)

The present study shows that among hemodialysis patients, the rates of hyperkalemia prevalence and recurrence are very high, reflecting the large unmet need to identify more effective potassium-lowering therapeutic interventions in this high-risk population.

Keyphrases

risk factors
free survival
physical activity
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
end stage renal disease