Complications | Hypokalemia (n = 436) | Normokalemia (n = 551) | P | OR | 95%CI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary | 14 (3.21%) | 11 (2.00%) | 0.308 | 1.629 | 0.732–3.624 |
  Pneumonia | 5 (1.15%) | 4 (0.73%) |  |  |  |
  Pleural effusion | 5 (1.15%) | 3 (0.54%) |  |  |  |
  Atelectasis | 3 (0.69%) | 2 (0.36%) |  |  |  |
  Else | 1 (0.23%) | 2 (0.36%) |  |  |  |
Gastrointestinal | 4 (0.92%) | 7 (1.27%) | 0.763 | 0.720 | 0.209–2.474 |
  Nausea and vomiting | 3 (0.69%) | 5 (0.91%) |  |  |  |
  Diarrhea | 1 (0.23%) | 2 (0.36%) |  |  |  |
Cardiovascular | 2 (0.46%) | 4 (0.73%) | 0.699 | 0.630 | 0.115–3.457 |
  Arrhythmia | 1 (0.23%) | 2 (0.36%) |  |  |  |
  Cardiac arrest | 1 (0.23%) | 2 (0.36%) |  |  |  |
Neuropsychiatric | 3 (0.69%) | 1 (0.18%) | 0.327 | 3.811 | 0.395–36.762 |
Wound | 2 (0.46%) | 9 (1.63%) | 0.125 | 0.278 | 0.060–1.291 |
  Bleeding | 0 (0%) | 3 (0.54%) |  |  |  |
  Poor healing | 1 (0.23%) | 4 (0.73%) |  |  |  |
Else | 1 (0.23%) | 2 (0.36%) | Â | Â | Â |
Infection | 7 (1.61%) | 3 (0.54%) | 0.117 | 2.981 | 0.766–11.594 |
Thrombosis | 2 (0.46%) | 5 (0.91%) | 0.474 | 0.503 | 0.097–2.606 |
Fever | 5 (1.15%) | 1 (0.18%) | 0.093 | 6.381 | 0.743–54.816 |