Open AccessChronic versus new-onset hyponatremia in geriatric patients undergoing orthopedic surgery
Author(s) -
Sumant Chacko Verghese,
Anupam Mahajan,
Bharti Uppal
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/ijabmr.ijabmr_374_18
Subject(s) - hyponatremia , medicine , electrolyte disorder , incidence (geometry) , perioperative , adverse effect , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , physics , optics
Hyponatremia is a common electrolyte disorder encountered in geriatric population undergoing an orthopedic surgery and is associated with adverse clinical outcomes. There is a paucity in literature comparing the effects of chronic- and new-onset hyponatremia on patient outcomes.