Predictors of Hyperkalemia among Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis Transported to the Emergency Department by Ambulance.

Vinson A JWayel ZanjirMegi NallbaniJudah P Goldstein Janel Swain David A Clark Keigan M MoreJohn R MandervillePatrick T Fok Hana Wiemer Karthik Kannan Tennankore

Published in: Kidney360 (2022)

Characteristics available at the time of ambulance-ED were associated with severe ED hyperkalemia. An awareness of these associations may allow health care providers to define novel care pathways to ensure timely diagnosis and management of hyperkalemia.

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