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

Abstract Introduction: Hyperkalemia is a common multifactorial condition of people on chronic dialysis and is associated with mortality. We aimed to inform and discuss the prevalence of hyperkalemia in a large population of chronic dialysis patients in Brazil and its geographic regions. Methods: P...

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Main Authors: Fabiana Baggio Nerbass, Helbert do Nascimento Lima, Ricardo Sesso, Jocemir Ronaldo Lugon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 2022-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002023000100106&tlng=en