Open AccessAssociation Between an Increase in Serum Sodium and In-Hospital Mortality in Critically Ill Patients*
Author(s) -
Chloe C.A. Grim,
Fabian Termorshuizen,
Robert J. Bosman,
Olaf L. Cremer,
Arend Jan Meinders,
Maarten W. N. Nijsten,
Peter Pickkers,
Angélique M.E. de Man,
Marcus J. Schultz,
Peter Van de Vliet,
Joachim Weigel,
Hendrik J. F. Helmerhorst,
Nicolette F. de Keizer,
Evert de Jonge
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.002
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1530-0293
pISSN - 0090-3493
DOI - 10.1097/ccm.0000000000005173
Subject(s) - medicine , critically ill , critical illness , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine
In critically ill patients, dysnatremia is common, and in these patients, in-hospital mortality is higher. It remains unknown whether changes of serum sodium after ICU admission affect mortality, especially whether normalization of mild hyponatremia improves survival.