Are Calcium Salts required to reduce mortality in Patients with ‘less than severe’ Hyperkalaemia with normal ECG – a BESTBET with extended methodology

Date First Published:

January 21, 2018

Last Updated:

January 21, 2018

Report by:

Iniobong Agweye, Clinical fellow in Emergency Medicine (Manchester Royal Infirmary)

Three-Part Question:

In [patients with mild to moderate hyperkalaemia with a normal ECG], would [calcium salts] [reduce mortality]