The Economic Implications of Hyperkalemia in a Medicaid Managed Care Population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hyperkalemia, defined as a serum potassium level >5 mEq/L that results from multiple mechanisms, is a serious medical condition that can lead to life-threatening arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. The coexistence of cardiac and renal diseases (ie, cardiorenal syndrome) significantly increases the complexity of care, but its economic impact is not well-characterized in this understudied Medicaid managed care population with hyperkalemia.

Objective

To calculate the economic impact of hyperkalemia on patients with cardiorenal syndrome in a Medicaid managed care population in the United States using real-world data.

Methods

In this retrospective cohort study, we used a proprietary Medicaid managed care database from 1 southern state. The total study populati

SUBMITTER: Desai NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6996620 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature