Does hyperkalemia increase the odds of mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease?
Hyperkalemia is a significant threat to patient safety in CKD, associated with increased short-term mortality.
The risk of hyperkalemia is increased with CKD, and its occurrence increases the odds of mortality within 1 day of the event. These findings underscore the importance of this metabolic disturbance as a threat to patient safety in CKD.
Einhorn et al. (Mon,) studied this question.