Why the study?
Does hyponatremia at admission worsen hospital outcomes and increase resource utilization in hospitalized patients with pneumonia?
Population
7,965 hospitalized patients with pneumonia from a large administrative database, mean age 68.4, 45% male…
Comparison
Hyponatremia at admission vs Normonatremia
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Hospitalization period
Authors
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Hyponatremia may flag higher resource needs in pneumonia; hypothesis-generating for correction trials before practice change.
Does hyponatremia at admission worsen hospital outcomes and increase resource utilization in hospitalized patients with pneumonia?
Hyponatremia at admission in patients with pneumonia is associated with significantly increased resource utilization, including ICU admission, mechanical ventilation, and hospital costs, along with a trend toward higher mortality.
Zilberberg et al. (2008) studied this question.
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