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Practice Patterns and Outcomes of Potassium Repletion Thresholds during Critical Illness.

Nicholas A BoschEmily A VailAnica C LawCollin Homer-BouthietteAllan J WalkeyVivek K Moitra
Published in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society (2023)
Potassium repletion is common in critically ill patients and occurs over a narrow range of 'normal' potassium levels (3.5-4.0 mEq/L); use of a threshold-based repletion strategy to guide potassium repletion in ICU patients is not associated with clinically meaningful differences in outcomes.
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