CellWell record HH-286867
Preoperative serum potassium levels and perioperative outcomes in cardiac surgery patients. Multicenter Study of Perioperative Ischemia Research Group
Wahr JA; Parks R; Boisvert D; Comunale M; Fabian J; Ramsay J; Mangano DT
JAMA ยท 1999
In plain language
In 2,402 coronary bypass patients, preoperative serum potassium below 3.5 mmol/L was associated with higher odds of perioperative arrhythmia (odds ratio 2.2), including postoperative atrial fibrillation or flutter, after adjusting for confounders.
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- Design
- Primary research (design unspecified)
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