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

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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Nephrology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8613656
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