Critical Care · 2012 · 16 citations · 0 references
MedicineCritical Care NursingPerioperative Critical CarePostoperative Critical CareSepsisElectrolyte DisordersElectrolyte ImbalancesSodium BalanceSodium HomeostasisElectrolyte Disturbances In Critical IllnessIn-hospital MortalitySodium AbnormalitiesSodium Balance AlterationsSodium Balance DysregulationSodium ImbalanceSodium Transport Dysfunction
Dysnatremia may have an impact on outcomes in critically ill patients, but this has not been widely investigated in surgical ICU patients. We investigated the epidemiology of dysnatremia in a large cohort of surgical ICU patients and evaluated the possible influence of the time of acquisition of dysnatremia and fluctuations in serum sodium concentrations on hospital mortality in these patients.