THE ETIOLOGY AND INCIDENCE OF HYPOKALEMIA IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

Autor: GERÇEK, Arzu, UMUROĞLU, Tümay, İNCİ, Feyza, GÖĞÜS, Yılmaz
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Volume: 16, Issue: 1 32-35
Marmara Medical Journal
ISSN: 1019-1941
1309-9469
Popis: Objective: Hypokalemia, a frequent electrolyte imbalance encountered In the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. In this study the etiology and incidence of hypokalemia in critically ill patients was investigated retrospectively.Methods: The ICU records of 440 patients, followed up more than 2 days in surgical intensive care and reanimation unit between 01.01.1999 and 31.12.2000 were analysed retrospectively. When hypokalemia was first observed (K
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