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Table 6 Characteristics of patients with ADEs with abnormal symptom

From: Adverse drug events with hyperkalaemia during inpatient stays: evaluation of an automated method for retrospective detection in hospital databases

Age

Gender

Length of hospital stay (days)

Kalaemia (mmol/l)

Cause of the ADE

Severe arrhythmia

Transfer to the intensive care unit

50.3

M

7

8.0

Angiotensin receptor blocker (sartan) and potassium chloride per os

Yes

No

96.8

F

5

6.1

ACE inhibitor

Yes

No

70.6

M

24

7.7

Intravenous potassium chloride

Yes

No