Comparison 1. Glucose and insulin versus cation‐exchange resin.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 All cause mortality	1	12	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.18 [0.03, 1.15]
2 Cardiac arrhythmias	2	52	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.29 [0.05, 1.65]
3 Treatment failure (rise in K+ conc. >0.5 mmol/L or K+ > 7 mmol/L)	1	12	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.07 [0.00, 1.01]
4 Duration of hyperkalaemia (hours)	1	40	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐12.20 [‐20.95, ‐3.45]
5 Peak serum K + level (mmol/L)	1	40	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.10 [‐0.57, 0.37]
6 IVH	1	40	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.3 [0.10, 0.93]
6.1 IVH (grades >/= 2)	1	40	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.3 [0.10, 0.93]
7 Hyperglycaemia	1	40	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
8 Hypoglycaemia	2	52	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.25 [0.11, 46.13]