Unawareness of Primary Aldosteronism as a Common Cause of Hypokalemia - Insights from the IPAHK+ Trial (Incidence of Primary Aldosteronism in Patients with Hypokalemia).

Hypokalemia plays an important role in the diagnosis and management of primary aldosteronism (PA). While the hypokalemic variant of the disease accounts for about one third of all cases, little is known about the incidence of PA in hypokalemic populations. The IPAHK+ study is an epidemiological, cross-sectional trial to provide evidence on the incidence of PA in hypokalemic patients from a university hospital outpatient population.

National Divergences in Perinatal Palliative Care Guidelines and Training in Tertiary NICUs.

Despite established principles of perinatal palliative care (PnPC), implementation into practice has shown inconsistencies. The aim of this study was to assess PnPC services, examine healthcare professionals (HCPs) awareness and availability of PnPC guidelines, and describe HCPs satisfaction with PC and guidelines. A nationwide survey was conducted in Swiss tertiary NICUs between April-November 2019.