Characteristics, Risk Factors, and Adverse Outcomes of Hyperkalemia in Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Patients.

Jun-Jun CaiKai WangHui-Qing Jiang Tao Han

Published in: BioMed research international (2019)

Hyperkalemia increases the 90-day mortality in ACLF patients; hyperkalemia is associated with AKI. Patients with both AKI and hyperkalemia had the worst outcome.

Keyphrases

liver failure
end stage renal disease
risk factors
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
hepatitis b virus
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
type diabetes
intensive care unit
respiratory failure
drug induced
acute respiratory distress syndrome
mechanical ventilation