Cost-Utility of Real-Time Potassium Monitoring in United States Patients Receiving Hemodialysis

Introduction: Patients with kidney failure requiring hemodialysis are at high risk for hyperkalemia between treatments, which is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Early detection of hyperkalemic events may be useful to prevent adverse outcomes and their associated costs. We performed a cost-utility analysis comparing an intervention where a real-time potassium monitoring device is administered in patients on …