Trial reportWorld journal of surgery2014
Significance of serum potassium level monitoring during the course of post-operative rehabilitation in patients with hypokalemia.
Trial report in World journal of surgery, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association between Blood Potassium Level and Recovery of Postoperative Gastrointestinal Motility during Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy in Patient Undergoing Open Abdominal Surgery.BioMed research international · 2019Trial
- Postoperative Prevalence and Risk Factors for Serum Hypokalemia in Patients with Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty.Orthopaedic surgery · 2024Article
- Prediction of postoperative hypokalemia in patients with oral cancer undergoing en bloc cancer resection: a retrospective cohort study.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- Risk factors for hypokalemia and its association with postoperative recovery in patients scheduled for radical gastrectomy: a retrospective study.BMC anesthesiology · 2023Article
- Association between preoperative hypokalemia and postoperative complications in elderly patients: a retrospective study.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Preoperative hypokalemia can increase complications after colorectal cancer surgery: a propensity score matching analysis.BMC cancer · 2022Article
- High-Normal Preoperative Potassium Level Is Associated with Reduced 30-Day Morbidity and Shorter Hospital Stay after Radical Cystectomy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Electrolyte disorders are ERAS-associated in patients undergoing hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2020Article
- Prevalence and risk factors for hypokalemia in patients scheduled for laparoscopic colorectal resection and its association with post-operative recovery.BMC gastroenterology · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveOur objective was to evaluate the significance of pre-hospital and post-operative serum potassium level monitoring and hypokalemia intervention in laparotomy patients with hypokalemia.
methodA total of 118 laparotomy patients with hypokalemia were randomly divided into an intervention group (N = 60) and a control group (N = 58). Blood samples were collected for measurement of potassium levels at various time points (pre-admission, admission, 24 h and 48 h post-operation) for both groups. Hypokalemia interventions were administered to patients in the intervention group in the pre-admission period and the post-operative period. Visceral dynamics were assessed after laparotomy in both groups.
resultAverage serum potassium levels at admission, time period of drinking, and time of first bowel sound after laparotomy differed significantly (p < 0.001) between the two groups. Average serum potassium levels, first time of defecation, urination, and ambulation at 24 h and 48 h post-operation differed significantly (p < 0.05) between the two groups.
conclusionAn optimal pathway of serum potassium monitoring not only saves limited ward space but also allows for early correction of hypokalemia in patients undergoing laparotomy.
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