Prevalence and Description of Hyponatremia in a Swiss Tertiary Care Hospital: An Observational Retrospective Study

Prevalence and Description of Hyponatremia in a Swiss Tertiary Care Hospital: An Observational Retrospective Study

Background: Hyponatremia (serum sodium concentration <135 mEq/L) is the most common electrolyte abnormality among hospitalized patients. Our aim was to study the epidemiology of hyponatremia in hospitalized patients, as well as the short-term mortality rates, the length of stay (LOS), and ass...

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Main Authors: Henri Lu, Peter Vollenweider, Sébastien Kissling, Pedro Marques-Vidal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
hyponatremia
epidemiology
mortality
hospital costs
risk factors
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2020.00512/full

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