High prevalence of hyperkalemia in Brazilian chronic dialysis patients and differences across geographic regions.

Fabiana Baggio Nerbass Helbert do Nascimento Lima Ricardo de Castro Cintra Sesso Jocemir Ronaldo Lugon

Published in: Jornal brasileiro de nefrologia : 'orgao oficial de Sociedades Brasileira e Latino-Americana de Nefrologia (2022)

We found a high prevalence of hyperkalemia in a large Brazilian chronic dialysis population. A nationwide investigation of risk factors, treatment options, and whether this high prevalence contributes to dialysis mortality is warranted.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
risk factors
peritoneal dialysis
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
cardiovascular events
cardiovascular disease