Maintaining normal serum potassium levels in peritoneal dialysis may reduce risk of peritonitis - EurekAlert

This prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD) demonstrated that, compared with a reactive strategy of potassium supplementation when serum potassium fell below 3.5 mEq/L, a protocol-base…

image: Protocol-based oral potassium supplementation to maintain serum potassium concentration in the range of 4-5 mEq/L appears to be safe and may reduce the risk of peritonitis in hypokalemic PD pa… [+2455 chars]

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