Postdischarge Health Care Costs and Readmission in Patients With Hyperkalemia-Related Hospitalizations

Limited evidence is available regarding the postdischarge economic and readmission burdens of hyperkalemia.Using the IBM MarketScan Commercial and Medicare-Supplemental Claims database (January 1, 2010-December 31, 2014), adult patients with a hospitalization with a hyperkalemia diagnosis (ICD-9-CM 276.7, hyperkalemia cohort) were 1:1 matched with patients with a hospitalization without evidence of hyperkalemia (nonhyperkalemia cohort) on age,...