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  • Title: Hemodialysis treatment in patients with severe electrolyte disorders: Management of hyperkalemia and hyponatremia.
    Author: Pirklbauer M.
    Journal: Hemodial Int; 2020 Jul; 24(3):282-289. PubMed ID: 32436307.
    Abstract:
    Significant deviations of serum potassium and sodium levels are frequently observed in hospitalized patients and are both associated with increased all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. The presence of acute or chronic renal failure facilitates the pathogenesis and complicates the clinical management. In the absence of reliable outcome data in the context of dialysis prescription, requirement of renal replacement therapy in patients with severe electrolyte disturbances constitutes a therapeutic challenge. Recommendations for intradialytic management are based on pathophysiologic reasoning and clinical observations only, and as such, heterogeneous and limited to expert opinion level. This article reviews current strategies for the management of severe hyperkalemia and hyponatremia in hemodialysis patients.
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