
Review of Causes of Hyponatremia in the Paediatric Age Group 10-Year Data in a Busy University Hospital
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of clinical review and case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2573-9565
DOI - 10.33140/jcrc.04.05.04
Subject(s) - hyponatremia , medicine , pediatrics , electrolyte imbalance , university hospital , emergency medicine
Hyponatremia is one of the most common electrolyte disturbancesin hospitalised children, which can potentially cause significantmorbidity and mortality. We reviewed the causes of severehyponatremia (Na+ < 125 mmol/L) over the last ten years (2006-2016) in the neonatal unit and the paediatric unit (<16-year-olds)at Norfolk and Norwich university hospital.