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Editorial
. 2021 Jan 1;36(1):13-18.
doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfaa213.

Personalizing potassium management in patients on haemodialysis

Rosa D Wouda  1 , Liffert Vogt  1 , Ewout J Hoorn  2
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Editorial

Personalizing potassium management in patients on haemodialysis

Rosa D Wouda et al. Nephrol Dial Transplant. .
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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Schematic of potassium balance during haemodialysis and how it may affect mortality. The three possibilities for intervention—dietary potassium content, potassium binders and dialysate potassium—are shown in pink font. See text for further details.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Comparison of total body potassium (TBK, ratio of measured versus expected normal) between haemodialysis patients and controls (patients with essential hypertension). Data are based on Williams et al. [36]. Measured TBK in controls and haemodialysis patients were 3390 and 2810 mmol, respectively. Time on dialysis varied from <1 to >5 years. TBK was measured before dialysis. Values are mean ± standard error.
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