Abstract:Aim To investigate the effect of interdialytic serum potassium levels on thrombosis of autologous arteriovenous fistula (AVF) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on maintenance haemodialysis (MHD). Methods 159 CKD patients who underwent MHD in our hospital from October 2021 to October 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. They were divided into hyperkalemia group (n=53), normal serum potassium group (n=61) and hypokalemia group (n=45) according to the mean serum potassium level of patients with different dialysis intervals, and all patients were followed up for 1 year or followed up until AVF thrombosis. General datas were collected and the following indicators were detected at the time of patient enrolment, including biochemical indicators, inflammatory factors, ultrasound indicators of AVF and oxidative stress factors levels. Multifactorial Logistic regression equations were used to analyze the effects of clinical indicators on AVF thrombosis in MHD patients, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to assess the predictive efficacy of clinical indicators on AVF thrombosis; And interval likelihood ratio was used to stratify interdialytic serum potassium levels, and further observe whether the relationship was stability between AVF thrombosis and interdialytic serum potassium levels in MHD patients. Results Compared with the normal serum potassium group, the levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH), procalcitonin (PCT), triglyceride (TG), malondialdehyde (MDA), myeloperoxidase (MPO), brachial artery resistance index (RI), brachial artery pulsatility index (PI) and radial artery PI were significantly elevated in hyperkalemia group and hypokalemia group, while the levels of albumin (Alb), total cholesterol (TC), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and fistula blood flow were significantly reduced (P<0.05).Systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, fistula blood flow, Alb and SOD levels were significantly lower in patients with AVF thrombosis than those in patients with AVF unthrombosis (P<0.05); Interdialytic mean serum potassium level, CRP, iPTH, PCT, brachial artery RI, brachial artery PI, radial artery PI, radial artery RI, MDA and MPO levels were significantly higher in patients with AVF thrombosis (P<0.05). The ROC curve was used to analyse the model established by the multifactorial Logistic regression equation, and it was found that model 1 and model 2 had good predictive efficacy, and model 2 had the best predictive efficacy. The results of the interval likelihood ratio showed that:when the patient's interdialytic serum potassium level was 3.5~4.5 mmol/L, the possibility of the patient's AVF thrombosis was the lowest, and when the patient's interdialytic serum potassium level was >5.5 mmol/L or <3.5 mmol/L, the possibility of the patient's AVF thrombosis was higher, and when the patient's serum potassium level was >5.5 mmol/L, the probability of AVF thrombosis was the highest in patients, which was 3.925 times higher than that of patients without AVF thrombosis. Conclusion Abnormal interdialytic serum potassium levels may induce AVF thrombosis in CKD patients. Serum potassium levels can be monitored during MHD treatment to enable timely intervention and improve clinical treatment outcomes for patients.