Metabolic alkalosis is related to delayed response to treatment of hypokalemia in non-surgical critically ill patients

• Main Authors: Felipe Cañas (Author), Eduardo Orrego-González (Author), Daniel Eduardo-Celin (Author), Jorge Martínez B. (Author), Liliana Mesa Ramírez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Potassium (K+) homeostasis is closely related to acid - base disorders. The aim of this study is to analyze the possible causes of hypokalemia non-surgical critically ill patients including acid - base disorders and its relationship with response to K+ supplementation. Methods: We perfor...