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HYPERKALAEMIA IN TRAUMATIC RENAL FAILURE

Kenneth S. Morton 1; and Frank P. Patterson 2

1 The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital, the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
2 The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vancouver General Hospital, and the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

1. Two cases are reported in which hyperkalaemia was a prominent feature in acute renal failure and in which obvious sources of excess potassium were apparent.

2. The literature pertaining to potassium in acute renal failure is briefly reviewed.

3. A return to the surgical elimination of large and expendable tissue sources of potassium in the management of acute renal failure with hyperkalaemia is suggested.
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