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Table 2 Serum and dialysate potassium (K) concentrations during the FREEDOM study reported as mean ± sd

From: Effect of dialysate potassium and lactate on serum potassium and bicarbonate concentrations during daily hemodialysis at low dialysate flow rates

Dialysate K concentration (mEq/L)

 

Serum K concentration (mEq/L)

Pre-enrollment ICHD

Daily HD

N

Pre-enrollment ICHD

Daily HD

1

1

46

5.3 ± 0.8

4.8 ± 0.7*

2

1

5.4

5.8

2

1

229

4.8 ± 0.6

4.4 ± 0.5*

2

11

4.4 ± 0.4

4.4 ± 0.5

3

1

49

4.4 ± 0.5

4.0 ± 0.7**

2

9

4.2 ± 0.4

4.2 ± 0.4

  1. Different from pre-enrollment ICHD value (*P < 0.001, **P = 0.0013)