Intractable hyperkalemia caused by hepatic infarction developed during laparoscopic gastrectomy in a patient with end-stage renal failure: a case report

Abstract Background Patients with renal failure are susceptible to electrolyte disturbances including life-threatening hyperkalemia, and intraoperative hepatic damage exacerbates it. We report a case on hemodialysis who developed intraoperative remarkable hyperkalemia caused by hepatic damage during...

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Main Authors: Eriko Takeyama, Nobuyuki Nishimura, Eizo Amano, Hiromi Shibuya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-09-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-019-0280-8