Local lower extremity hyperkalemia during robotic prostatectomy: A case report

Robotic urologic surgery often requires patients to be placed in the steep Trendelenburg position with upper extremities tucked, limiting access for vascular lines and laboratory samples. A case of lower extremity hyperkalemia due to Trendelenburg positioning is presented. This case emphasizes that...

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Main Authors: James Harvey Jones, Justin Wain
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-05-01
Series:Urology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442025000853
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description Robotic urologic surgery often requires patients to be placed in the steep Trendelenburg position with upper extremities tucked, limiting access for vascular lines and laboratory samples. A case of lower extremity hyperkalemia due to Trendelenburg positioning is presented. This case emphasizes that localized hyperkalemia, secondary to lower extremity hypoperfusion in the context of prolonged Trendelenburg positioning during robotic surgery, may not respond to systemic therapies, which could lead to systemic hyperkalemia upon return to the supine position.
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spelling doaj-art-c7e696226b8c4f10be7a26facd13541e2025-08-20T02:18:34ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202025-05-016010301410.1016/j.eucr.2025.103014Local lower extremity hyperkalemia during robotic prostatectomy: A case reportJames Harvey Jones0Justin Wain1Corresponding author. The Department of Anesthesiology, N2198 UNC Hospitals, CB #7010, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7010, US.; Department of Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USRobotic urologic surgery often requires patients to be placed in the steep Trendelenburg position with upper extremities tucked, limiting access for vascular lines and laboratory samples. A case of lower extremity hyperkalemia due to Trendelenburg positioning is presented. This case emphasizes that localized hyperkalemia, secondary to lower extremity hypoperfusion in the context of prolonged Trendelenburg positioning during robotic surgery, may not respond to systemic therapies, which could lead to systemic hyperkalemia upon return to the supine position.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442025000853
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Local lower extremity hyperkalemia during robotic prostatectomy: A case report
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title Local lower extremity hyperkalemia during robotic prostatectomy: A case report
title_full Local lower extremity hyperkalemia during robotic prostatectomy: A case report
title_fullStr Local lower extremity hyperkalemia during robotic prostatectomy: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Local lower extremity hyperkalemia during robotic prostatectomy: A case report
title_short Local lower extremity hyperkalemia during robotic prostatectomy: A case report
title_sort local lower extremity hyperkalemia during robotic prostatectomy a case report
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