02 August 2022>: Original Paper
The Association Between Tacrolimus Levels and Hyperkalemia in Allograft Recipients Who Underwent Heart or Lung Transplantation in New Orleans, USA Between 2013 and 2019: A Single-Center Retrospective Study
Olivia L. Griffis 1ABCDE* , Steven Q. Thai 1ABCDEF , Cody Allison 1ABCDEF , Brooke Baetz 1ABCDEF , Alaa Mohammed 23CEDOI: 10.12659/AOT.935607
Ann Transplant 2022; 27:e935607
Table 4 Outcomes of high-TAC (30 days post-transplant) vs low-TAC (300 days post-transplant).
Total cohort (N=187) | High-TAC | Low-TAC | P value | |
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Serum potassium levels, mmol/L | ---- | 4.6 (4.2–4.9) | 4.4 (4.1–4.7) | 0.0005 |
Hyperkalemia | 65 (34.8%) | 42 (22.5%) | 23 (12.3%) | 0.0056 |
‘----’ – no statistical analysis available. All categorical values are represented by a number followed by the percentage in parentheses. All continuous values are represented by a median followed by the interquartile range in parentheses. |