Dialysate Potassium and Mortality in a Prospective Hemodialysis Cohort

Conclusion: Low (1 mEq/L) dialysate potassium ­concentrations were associated with higher mortality, particularly in hemodialysis patients with high pre-dialysis serum potassium. Further studies are needed to identify therapeutic strategies that mitigate inter-dialytic serum potassium accumulation and subsequent high dialysate serum potassium gradients in this population.Am J Nephrol 2018;47:415 –423
Source: American Journal of Nephrology - Category: Neurology Source Type: research