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August 1, 2006Neurosurgery

Hyponatremia in the Neurosurgical Patient: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management

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Population

Critically ill neurosurgical patients with hyponatremia

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JFJustin F. FraserUniversity of KentuckyPSPhilip E. StiegCornell University

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Implication

Supports etiology-specific management in neurosurgical hyponatremia; leaves open randomized evaluation of vasopressin antagonists.

Structured PICO

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Population
Critically ill neurosurgical patients with hyponatremia
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Intervention
Various treatment options, including arginine vasopressin receptor antagonists

Correct diagnosis of the pathophysiological cause of hyponatremia in neurosurgical patients is vital to guide appropriate treatment, which may include arginine vasopressin receptor antagonists.

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Fraser et al. (2006) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8a8419238a34ecf4722febhttps://doi.org/10.1227/01.neu.0000223440.35642.6e
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