The Effect of Patient Factors and Cotreatments on the Magnitude of Potassium Lowering with Insulin-Glucose Treatment in Patients with Hyperkalemia.

The management of hyperkalemia with insulin-glucose/dextrose treatment (IDT) may be influenced by patient factors and cotreatments. We aimed to determine the magnitude of potassium lowering by IDT while considering patient factors and cotreatments. We observed the change in serum potassium in 410 patients with a mean serum potassium of 6.

The Association of Insulin-dextrose Treatment with Hypoglycemia in Patients with Hyperkalemia.

Treatment of hyperkalemia with intravenous insulin-dextrose is associated with a risk of hypoglycemia. We aimed to determine the factors associated with hypoglycemia (glucose < 3.9 mmol/L, or < 70 mg/dL) and the critical time window with the highest incidence.