Predictors of Hyperkalemia in the Prereperfusion, Early Postreperfusion, and Late Postreperfusion Periods During Adult Liver Transplantation Xia, V.W., et al. - Hyperkalemia poses serious hazards to patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), and its predictors have not been thoroughly examined...Conclusions: Several laboratory, intraoperative, and donor variables were identified as independent predictors of hyperkalemia in the different periods. Such information may be used for more targeted preemptive interventions in patients who are at risk of developing hyperkalemia during adult OLT [more...]
