Effect of fruit potassium supplement on preventing hypokalemia at peri-PCI / 现代临床护理

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effects of fruit potassium supplement on hypokalemia at in the perioperative period of percutanous coronary intervention(PCI)? Methods Ninety cronary herat disease patients with hypokalemia undergoing PCI during July to December 2011 involved the study? Since admission,the patients were administered with oranges and bananas each 500 g daily until the third day after PCI,on the basis of oral administration of potassium? Serum potassium was assessed in all patients at time points of the day at PCI,the first day and third day after PCI? Results The time range for the patients to take potassium supplement by eating fruits was 12-45 hours,averaged(28?84 ± 11?70)hours? The serum potassium levels on days 1 and 3 were significantly higher than that on the day for the admission(P < 0?05 for both)and even maintained at the normal level? Conclusion The oral complement of potassium by eating bananas and oranges can help patients to correct and prevent hypokalemia during the perioperative period of PCI?