Multicentre, observational, retrospective cohort of hyperkalaemia burden at haemodialysis facility-level in China: the Visualize-HD study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Hyperkalaemia is a potentially life-threatening disorder in patients undergoing haemodialysis (HD). Excess mortality and hospitalisation have been associated with hyperkalaemia (HK) after the long (2-day) interdialytic interval (LIDI) in patients on thrice a week HD compared with the short (1-day) interdialytic interval. Moreover, not much research has been conducted in China on the descriptive epidemiology and management of HK among different HD centres. The aim of this study is to address this evidence gap by investigating the risk factors associated with HK clinical burden at the HD facility level, current HD centres management patterns, serum potassium management patterns, as well as the risk factors associated with crude mortality in China.

Design

Multicentre

SUBMITTER: Zhao X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10514616 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature