Effects of presentation and electrocardiogram on time to treatment of hyperkalemia

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 239-249

  Freeman, Kalev ^a   Feldman, James A ^b   Mitchell, Patricia ^b   Donovan, Jacqueline ^b   Dyer, K Sophia ^b   Eliseo, Laura ^b   White, Laura Forsberg ^c   Temin, Elizabeth S ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Electrocardiography; Emergencies; Hyperkalemia; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; POTASSIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; POTASSIUM; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48949120290     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00058.x     Document Type: Article

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