Open AccessPotassium-Binding Resins: Associations with Serum Chemistries and Interdialytic Weight Gain in Hemodialysis Patients
Author(s) -
Michel Jadoul,
Angelo Karaboyas,
David A. Goodkin,
Francesca Tentori,
Yun Li,
Laura Labriola,
Bruce M. Robinson
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1421-9670
pISSN - 0250-8095
DOI - 10.1159/000360094
Subject(s) - medicine , hyperkalemia , hemodialysis , dialysis , hyperphosphatemia , medical prescription , confounding , weight gain , proportional hazards model , potassium , body weight , kidney disease , pharmacology , chemistry , organic chemistry
Although potassium-binding sodium-based resins (K resins) have been prescribed to treat hyperkalemia for 50 years, there have been no large studies of their effects among hemodialysis (HD) patients.