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ABSTRACT: Objective
To study the trends of hyperkalaemia in USA inpatient hospitalisation records with heart failure (HF), chronic kidney disease (CKD), acute kidney injury (AKI) and/or type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) from 2004 to 2014 with respect to prevalence and inpatient mortality.Design
Observational cross-sectional and propensity score-matched case-control study.Setting
The National Inpatient Sample (representing up to 97% of inpatient hospital discharge records in the USA) from 2004 to 2014 PARTICIPANTS: 120 513 483 (±2 312 391) adult inpatient hospitalisation records with HF, CKD/end-stage renal disease (ESRD), AKI and/or T2DM.Exposure
Hyperkalaemia, defined as the presence of an International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) code of '276.7' in any of the first 15 diagnostic codes.Primary and secondary outcome measures
The outcomes of interest are the annual rates of hyperkalaemia prevalence and inpatient mortality.Results
Among 120 513 483 (±2 312 391) adult inpatient hospitalisations with HF, CKD/ESRD, AKI and/or T2DM, we found a 28.9% relative increase of hyperkalaemia prevalence from 4.94% in 2004 to 6.37% in 2014 (p<0.001). Hyperkalaemia was associated with an average of 4 percentage points higher rate of inpatient mortality (1.71 post-matching, p<0.0001). Inpatient mortality rates decreased from 11.49%±0.17% to 6.43%±0.08% and 9.67%±0.13% to 5.05%±0.07% for matched cases with and without hyperkalaemia, respectively (p<0.001).Conclusions
Hyperkalaemia prevalence increased over time and was associated with greater inpatient mortality, even after accounting for presentation characteristics. We detected a decreasing trend in inpatient mortality risk, regardless of hyperkalaemia presence.
SUBMITTER: Tecson KM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9121480 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Tecson Kristen Michelle KM Baker Rebecca A RA Clariday Laura L McCullough Peter A PA
BMJ open 20220519 5
<h4>Objective</h4>To study the trends of hyperkalaemia in USA inpatient hospitalisation records with heart failure (HF), chronic kidney disease (CKD), acute kidney injury (AKI) and/or type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) from 2004 to 2014 with respect to prevalence and inpatient mortality.<h4>Design</h4>Observational cross-sectional and propensity score-matched case-control study.<h4>Setting</h4>The National Inpatient Sample (representing up to 97% of inpatient hospital discharge records in the USA) ...[more]