Publications by authors named "Donika Zogaj"
Article Synopsis
- Flucloxacillin can cause serious low potassium levels (hypokalaemia) that may worsen even with potassium supplements.
- After starting high doses of flucloxacillin for a patient with an infected knee replacement, hypokalaemia was observed, and the patient did not respond well to potassium treatment.
- The solution involved switching antibiotics and increasing potassium, which improved the patient's condition, highlighting the need to monitor potassium levels when prescribing flucloxacillin.
Background: Endovascular access is usually achieved through the common femoral artery due to its large size and accessibility. Access through the upper extremity can however be necessary due to anatomic reasons, obesity, or peripheral arterial disease. The 2 main methods of access are surgical cutdown and percutaneous puncture.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Frailty is a multidimensional condition and is the result of the body's age-associated decline in physical, cognitive, physiological, and immune reserves. The aim of this systematic review is to assess the quality of evidence of the included studies, determine the prevalence of frailty among kidney transplant candidates, and evaluate the relationship between frailty and associated patient characteristics and outcomes after kidney transplantation.
Methods: A systematic search was performed for relevant literature on frailty and kidney transplantation.