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Table 5 Episodes of dyskalemia during treatment with locally produced CKRT dialysate

From: Rapid implementation of an emergency on-site CKRT dialysate production system during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

No. (%)

Total no. of serum K levels obtained

460

Episodes of hyperkalemia (K ≥ 5.2 mEq/L)

65 (14.1%)

Episodes of hypokalemia (K ≤ 3.4 mEq/L)

39 (8.5%)

 Mild hypokalemia (K 3.0–3.4 mEq/L)

33 (7.2%)

 Severe hypokalemia (K ≤ 2.9 mEq/L)

6 (1.3%)

  K = 2.9 mEq/L

5 (1.1%)

  K = 2.7 mEq/L

1 (0.2%)