The effect of calcium gluconate in the treatment of hyperkalemia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Intravenous (IV) calcium salts are routinely recommended as a cardio-protective therapy in the emergency treatment of severe hyperkalemia. However, this recommendation is supported by a low level of evidence and is anecdotal. The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of IV Calcium (Ca) gluconate in the treatment of hyperkalemia.

Materials and methods

Patients with hyperkalemia and with the electrocardiogram (ECG) changes due to hyperkalemia over a 1 year period were included in this prospective observational study. Patients' ECGs were measured, before and after IV Ca-gluconate treatment and after normalization of potassium levels. Wilcoxon test and McNemar's test were used to compare the ECG parameters before and after Ca-gluconate therapy.

Result

SUBMITTER: Celebi Yamanoglu NG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9069919 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature