Hyperkalemia in patients treated with endoradiotherapy combined with amino acid infusion is associated with severe metabolic acidosis

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Table 2 Changes in potassium and acid base parameters before and after endoradiotherapy with amino acid co-infusion

	Unit	Normal range	Baseline			4 h			P value (paired t test)
			Mean	SD	Absolute number and % out of the normal range	Mean	SD	Absolute number and % out of the normal range
Potassium (serum)	mmol/l	3.5–5.0	4.52	0.33	1 (4.17%)	6.14	0.52	24 (100%)	< 0.0001
Potassium (blood gas analysis)	mmol/l	3.5–5.3	4.25	0.32	0 (0.00%)	5.80	0.43	20 (83.33%)	< 0.0001
Base excess	mmol/l	-2 - 3	− 0.55	2.23	9 (37.50%)	− 5.80	1.96	23 (95.83%)	< 0.0001
pH		7.350–7.450	7.36	0.05	9 (37.50%)	7.29	0.04	24 (100%)	< 0.0001
HCO3⁻	mmol/l	21–26	23.42	1.76	2 (8.33%)	19.07	1.76	22 (91.67%)	< 0.0001
Chloride	mmol/l	98–106	103.8	3.5	6 (25.00%)	109.9	3.3	20 (83.33%)	< 0.0001
Anion gap	mmol/l	10–20	14.6	2.6	3 (12.50%)	10.9	2.7	9 (37.50%)	< 0.0001