Admission plasma potassium and length of hospital stay: a meta-analysis
Objective Hypokalaemia and hyperkalaemia (‘dyskalaemia’) are commonly seen in patients requiring emergency hospital admission. The adverse effect of dyskalaemia on mortality is well described but there are few data for the effect on hospital length of stay. We sought to determine the association of...
Main Authors: | Martin Whyte, Hugh Logan Ellis, David Llewellyn, Jeewaka Mendis |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2023-08-01
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Series: | BMJ Open |
Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/8/e068387.full |
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