HYPERNATREMIA IN AN ADULT INPATIENT POPULATION
HYPERNATREMIA IN AN ADULT INPATIENT POPULATION
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DOI:
10.1136/pgmj.67.789.643
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发表时间:
1991-07-01
影响因子:
5.1
通讯作者:
PATHY, MSJ
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作者:
LONG, CA;MARIN, P;PATHY, MSJ
We report a retrospective study of hypernatraemia (serum sodium concentration > 150 mmol/l) in an adult in patient population of a health district during one year. The incidence was 0.3% with at least 60% of cases developing after hospital admission, mainly in elderly patients. Dehydration appeared to be the major cause, with the use of diuretics, depressed conscious level or febrile illness implicated in a majority. Most patients had more than one contributory factor and iatrogenic causes were common. Associated illnesses were often severe and the in-hospital mortality was high (54%) regardless of age. Hypernatraemia in hospitalized patients should be largely avoidable and there is a need for greater awareness of the importance of active maintenance of hydration in susceptible patients.