Trauma patients with hypokalemia have an increased risk of morbidity and mortality

Introduction: The aims of our study were (1) to determine the prevalence of hypokalemia, (2) to evaluate predictors for hypokalemia, and (3) to show the influence of hypokalemia on in-hospital outcome (mortality, adverse events, and length of stay) in a general trauma cohort. Methods: We performed a...

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Main Authors: Mathias Schlögl, Ilja Käch, Patrick E. Beeler, Hans-Christoph Pape, Valentin Neuhaus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Surgery in Practice and Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666262021000176