Language

English

Publication Date

12-2-2022

Journal

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

DOI

10.3390/ijerph192316140

PMID

36498212

PMCID

PMC9736513

PubMedCentral® Posted Date

12-2-2022

PubMedCentral® Full Text Version

Post-print

Abstract

Hyperkalemia is one of the more common acute life-threatening metabolic emergencies. The aim of our study is to determine the correlation and accuracy of abnormal ECG parameters as a function of serum potassium concentration in the end-stage renal disease (ESRD) population. We performed a retrospective chart review of emergency department patients presenting with ESRD and receiving emergent hemodialysis treatment. A total of 96 patients, each with five independent ED visits, provided 480 sets of ECGs and electrolytes. Of these, four ECGs were excluded for inability to interpret, leaving a total of 476 patient encounters that met all inclusion criteria. Linear regression analysis on the limited data set for serum potassium versus T/R in V2, V3, and V4, PR, and QRS found weak correlations (r2 = 0.02 to 0.12) with statistical significance

Keywords

Humans, Retrospective Studies, Hyperkalemia, Electrocardiography, Kidney Failure, Chronic, Potassium, Renal Dialysis, hyperkalemia, potassium, electrocardiogram, dysrhythmia, hyperkalemia, potassium, electrocardiogram, dysrhythmia

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