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Table 2 Known risk factors increasing likelihood of post-operative hyperkalemia

From: Severe hyperkalemia following adrenalectomy for aldosteronoma: prediction, pathogenesis and approach to clinical management- a case series

Risk Factors

 

1. Older age

 

2. Long duration of hypertension

 

3. Impaired pre-operative GFR

 

4. Impaired post-operative GFR

 

5. Higher per-operative aldosterone level

 
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BMC Endocrine Disorders

ISSN: 1472-6823

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