Serum Potassium and All-cause Mortality Outcome of Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: A Nationwide Prospective Observational Cohort Study in Korea

• Main Authors: Sunhwa Lee (Author), HyunJin Ryu (Author), Ji In Park (Author), Hajeong Lee (Author), Dong Ki Kim (Author), Kwon-Wook Joo (Author), Yon Su Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hypokalemia has been suggested to be a risk factor in peritoneal dialysis (PD). Recently in US, a large peritoneal dialysis cohort study showed potassium abnormalities contribute disproportionately to the high death risk in PD patients. This issue was reviewed in Korean ESRD cohort comparing to hemo...