Ineffectiveness of Intermittent Hemodialysis in a Critically Ill COVID-19 Patient: A Case of Persistent Heparin-Induced Hyperkalemia

Heparin is widely used in the intensive care unit despite the risk of bleeding it can cause. Although it is rarely reported, hyperkalemia is one of the side effects associated with heparin therapy (unfractionated or fractionated heparin). It would be secondary to hypoaldosteronism by blocking the bi...

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Main Authors: Yannick M. Nlandu, Yannick M. Engole, Marie-France I. Mboliassa, Théodore-Junior M. Sakaji, Patrick U. Kobo, Patrick M. Boloko, Pally K. Mafuta, Joseph P. Tsangu, Karel Van Echkout, Jean-Pierre M. Kanku, Golan Kalifa, Rodolphe Ahmed, Justine B. Bukabau
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Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Nephrology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8613656
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Yannick M. Engole
Marie-France I. Mboliassa
Théodore-Junior M. Sakaji
Patrick U. Kobo
Patrick M. Boloko
Pally K. Mafuta
Joseph P. Tsangu
Karel Van Echkout
Jean-Pierre M. Kanku
Golan Kalifa
Rodolphe Ahmed
Justine B. Bukabau
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description Heparin is widely used in the intensive care unit despite the risk of bleeding it can cause. Although it is rarely reported, hyperkalemia is one of the side effects associated with heparin therapy (unfractionated or fractionated heparin). It would be secondary to hypoaldosteronism by blocking the biosynthesis of aldosterone in the adrenal gland and often appears in context of prolonged heparin therapy or inappropriate renin production in elderly, diabetic, and kidney insufficiency patients. We report a case of persistent hyperkalemia in a diabetic COVID-19 patient treated with curative heparin in the context of severe COVID-19.
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spelling doaj-art-98f1dc39bdce40eba3366c1bb5d573902025-08-20T02:10:16ZengWileyCase Reports in Nephrology2090-665X2022-01-01202210.1155/2022/8613656Ineffectiveness of Intermittent Hemodialysis in a Critically Ill COVID-19 Patient: A Case of Persistent Heparin-Induced HyperkalemiaYannick M. Nlandu0Yannick M. Engole1Marie-France I. Mboliassa2Théodore-Junior M. Sakaji3Patrick U. Kobo4Patrick M. Boloko5Pally K. Mafuta6Joseph P. Tsangu7Karel Van Echkout8Jean-Pierre M. Kanku9Golan Kalifa10Rodolphe Ahmed11Justine B. Bukabau12Intensive Care UnitIntensive Care UnitIntensive Care UnitIntensive Care UnitIntensive Care UnitIntensive Care UnitIntensive Care UnitIntensive Care UnitIntensive Care UnitIntensive Care UnitIntensive Care UnitIntensive Care UnitIntensive Care UnitHeparin is widely used in the intensive care unit despite the risk of bleeding it can cause. Although it is rarely reported, hyperkalemia is one of the side effects associated with heparin therapy (unfractionated or fractionated heparin). It would be secondary to hypoaldosteronism by blocking the biosynthesis of aldosterone in the adrenal gland and often appears in context of prolonged heparin therapy or inappropriate renin production in elderly, diabetic, and kidney insufficiency patients. We report a case of persistent hyperkalemia in a diabetic COVID-19 patient treated with curative heparin in the context of severe COVID-19.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8613656
spellingShingle Yannick M. Nlandu
Yannick M. Engole
Marie-France I. Mboliassa
Théodore-Junior M. Sakaji
Patrick U. Kobo
Patrick M. Boloko
Pally K. Mafuta
Joseph P. Tsangu
Karel Van Echkout
Jean-Pierre M. Kanku
Golan Kalifa
Rodolphe Ahmed
Justine B. Bukabau
Ineffectiveness of Intermittent Hemodialysis in a Critically Ill COVID-19 Patient: A Case of Persistent Heparin-Induced Hyperkalemia
Case Reports in Nephrology
title Ineffectiveness of Intermittent Hemodialysis in a Critically Ill COVID-19 Patient: A Case of Persistent Heparin-Induced Hyperkalemia
title_full Ineffectiveness of Intermittent Hemodialysis in a Critically Ill COVID-19 Patient: A Case of Persistent Heparin-Induced Hyperkalemia
title_fullStr Ineffectiveness of Intermittent Hemodialysis in a Critically Ill COVID-19 Patient: A Case of Persistent Heparin-Induced Hyperkalemia
title_full_unstemmed Ineffectiveness of Intermittent Hemodialysis in a Critically Ill COVID-19 Patient: A Case of Persistent Heparin-Induced Hyperkalemia
title_short Ineffectiveness of Intermittent Hemodialysis in a Critically Ill COVID-19 Patient: A Case of Persistent Heparin-Induced Hyperkalemia
title_sort ineffectiveness of intermittent hemodialysis in a critically ill covid 19 patient a case of persistent heparin induced hyperkalemia
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8613656
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