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Clinical and procedure characteristics of patients examined with and without point of care cortisol analysis.
| Historical controls | Study population | |
|---|---|---|
| Women/men | 7/14 | 9/12 |
| Radiologist 1/2 | 12/9 | 8/13 |
| Patients with previous nonrepresentative AVS | 3 | 7 |
| Age (years) (median and range) | 54 (39–77) | 55 (30–69) |
| Days since the radiologist's previous procedure (median and range) | 28 (2–147) | 7 (1–110) |
| Samples taken at primary attempt (median and range) | 4 (3–6) | 5 (4–9) |
| Months of known hypertension (median and number of patients) | 96 (n=15) | 150 (n=19) |
| Patients with hypokalemiaa (%) | 76 | 81 |
| Blood pressure at admission (median) | 164/102 | 162/101 |
| Number of antihypertensive usedb (mean and range) | 3 (2–5) | 3 (1–6) |
| Lateralized/bilateral disease | 6/4 | 13/4 |
a
Patients were considered hypokalemic if they used potassium supplements and/or had a blood potassium level below the reference range upon admission to AVS.
b
Number of antihypertensive used before drug adjustment for procedure.