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PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY
Volume 31, Issue 11, Pages 2113-2117Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-016-3414-5
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Hyperkalemia; Kayexalate; Pediatric; Adverse events; Efficacy
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Objective To describe the safety and efficacy of sodium polystyrene sulfonate (SPS) in pediatric patients with acute hyperkalemia. Methods A retrospective chart review of all patients less than 18 years of age administered SPS for acute hyperkalemia at Texas Children's Hospital between 2011 and 2014. Results Our cohort consisted of 156 patients (mean age 6.8 +/- 6.1 years). The peak mean potassium concentration observed was 6.5 +/- 0.77 mmol/l prior to administration of SPS. The mean SPS dose was 0.64 +/- 0.32 g/kg. The majority (91 %) of the SPS doses were given orally. The nadir mean potassium concentration in the 48 h post-SPS was 4.7 +/- 1.2 mEq/l, which occurred at 16.7 +/- 14.7 h post-dose. In the 48 h following SPS administration, 68 (43 %) patients required at least one additional intervention after SPS dose. Patients who required an additional intervention after initial SPS dose differed significantly in weight, baseline serum potassium, and were more likely to have received SPS treatment via the rectal route. A gastrointestinal adverse event was documented in 24 (15 %) patients. Conclusions SPS was used effectively and safely in the majority of patients in this report. However, it may not be appropriate as a first single-line agent in patients with severe acute hyperkalemia who require a greater than 25 % reduction in serum potassium levels or those at a high risk for cardiac arrhythmias.
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