Diseases associated with electrolyte imbalance in the ED: age-related differences
Diseases associated with electrolyte imbalance in the ED: age-related differences
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ajem.2016.05.056
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发表时间:
2016-10-01
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Adinolfi, Luigi Elio
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作者:
Giordano, Mauro;Ciarambino, Tiziana;Adinolfi, Luigi Elio
Objective: The objective of the study is to investigate the prevalence of electrolyte imbalance (EI) in the emergency department (ED) with systemic diseases in different decades of life.Methods: We enrolled patients admitted to the ED. The population study included 7941 patients, subdivided in 3 groups: young group (Y), middle-aged group (MA), and elderly group (E).Results: We observed EI in 13.7% of the whole population. Hyponatremia (hNa(+)) is the most frequent EI (44%) followed by hypokalemia (hK(+)) (39%), hyperkalemia (HK+) (13%), and hypernatremia (HNa+) (4.4%). In the Y group, the EI occurred in 7.1% of all patients (Pb.05 vs MA and E), whereas in the MA group, they were shown in 11.5% of patients and in the E group in 22% of all patients group (P< .05 vs MA and Y). In the Y group, gastrointestinal diseases are the most frequently associated disease (24.6%; P< .05 vs MA and E). In the MA group, the most frequently associated disease was a current cardiovascular disease (29.7%; P< .05 vs Y and E). In the E group, the frequently associated diseases are cardiovascular (22.8%; P< .05 vs Y) and lung diseases (16.7%; P< .05 vs MA and Y).Conclusions: In our study, 13.7% of all patients showed an EI, and only 2% of cases were alone without any associated systemic disease. Most EIs are associated to other systemic diseases. The present data also depict different age-related and disease-associated prevalence patterns of EI, thus highlighting a complex clinical scenario. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier Inc.