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Cicletanine-induced hyponatremia and hypokalemia in kidney transplant patients

open access: diamondKidney Research and Clinical Practice, 2016
Background: Cicletanine is an antihypertensive agent with vasorelaxant and diuretic properties. It has been widely used in European countries; however, cicletanine-associated electrolyte disturbances have yet to be defined.
Eun Young Choi   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Hypokalemia in Diabetes Mellitus Setting

open access: yesMedicina (Lithuania), 2022
Diabetes mellitus is a public health problem that affects millions of people worldwide regardless of age, sex, and ethnicity. Electrolyte disturbances may occur as a consequence of disease progression or its treatment, in particular potassium disorders ...
Lucas Coregliano-Ring   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Hypokalemia as a sensitive biomarker of disease severity and the requirement for invasive mechanical ventilation requirement in COVID-19 pneumonia: A case series of 306 Mediterranean patients

open access: yesInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
Objectives: Serum levels of potassium (K+) appear to be significantly lower in severe cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and the clinical significance of this is unknown.
Oscar Moreno-Perez   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Trauma patients with hypokalemia have an increased risk of morbidity and mortality

open access: yesSurgery in Practice and Science, 2021
Introduction: The aims of our study were (1) to determine the prevalence of hypokalemia, (2) to evaluate predictors for hypokalemia, and (3) to show the influence of hypokalemia on in-hospital outcome (mortality, adverse events, and length of stay) in a ...
Mathias Schlögl   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Safety of low-volume PEG-asc bowel cleansing preparation for colonoscopy: identifying patients at risk for hypokalemia in a prospective cohort study

open access: yesEndoscopy International Open, 2021
Background and study aims The aim of bowel cleansing preparation should be high-quality results and conformance with safety standards. Previously, we reported that hypokalemia occurred in 23.6 % of patients after bowel preparation in a high-risk ...
Ankie Reumkens   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Admission serum potassium levels and prognosis of vasospastic angina

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Hypokalemia is a common electrolyte disturbance and is related to poor prognosis in patients with cardiovascular disease. However, the role of hypokalemia in patients with vasospastic angina (VSA) has not yet been studied. The present study enrolled 1454
Won-Woo Seo   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association between preoperative hypokalemia and postoperative complications in elderly patients: a retrospective study

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2022
Background Hypokalemia is a common form of electrolyte disorder, which has a higher incidence in hospitalized patients and is closely related to perioperative complications and prognosis.
Tiantian Chu, Zongfang Wu, Aijun Xu
doaj   +1 more source

Urinary tract infection is associated with hypokalemia: a case control study

open access: yesBMC Urology, 2020
Background Hypokalemia is a common clinical problem. The association between urinary tract infection (UTI) and hypokalemia is not clear. Hypokalemia is common in patients with UTI in clinical observation.
Ai-Ling Shen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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