Abstract
Background: During the summer it has been observed, a rise in incidence of hypokalemia in paediatric patients. The phenomenon of seasonal pseudohypokalaemia has been reported previously. High ambient temperature may be a spurious cause of hypokalemia.1, 2 Method: The study was undertaken to observe the effect of temperature on the level of serum potassium in children. The children in the age group of 1- 14 years, admitted to SVPPGIP, Cuttack, Odisha, were selected for the study. A retrospective record based study was conducted from December 2014 to August 2015. Results: The mean potassium concentration during winter (December2014 to February 2015) was 4.53 ± 0.89 mmol/L and during summer (March 2015 to August 2015) was 4.36 ± 1.19 mmol/L. The mean temperature in summer and winter were 36.18 ± 3.14°C and 29.79 ± 3.16°C respectively. There was a negative correlation (r =-0.118) between serum potassium and ambient temperature (p
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