Active management of hyponatraemia and mortality in older hospitalised patients compared with younger patients: results of a prospective cohort study

Abstract Introduction Hyponatraemia is associated with increased morbidity and mortality; the aetiology and outcomes of hyponatraemia in older patients have not been defined in prospective studies. Methods A single-centre 9-month prospective observational study in which clinical outcomes in hospital...

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Published in:Age and ageing 2021-06, Vol.50 (4), p.1144-1150
Main Authors: Thorpe, Owen, Cuesta, Martin, Fitzgerald, Ciaran, Feely, Owen, Tormey, William P, Sherlock, Mark, Williams, David J, Thompson, Chris J, Garrahy, Aoife
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Clinical outcomes
Cohort analysis
Death
Death & dying
Etiology
Hospital Mortality
Humans
Hyponatremia
Hyponatremia - diagnosis
Hyponatremia - therapy
Middle Aged
Morbidity
Mortality
Patients
Prospective Studies
Risk factors
Sodium
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Summary:Abstract Introduction Hyponatraemia is associated with increased morbidity and mortality; the aetiology and outcomes of hyponatraemia in older patients have not been defined in prospective studies. Methods A single-centre 9-month prospective observational study in which clinical outcomes in hospitalised patients ≥ 65 years (older patients with hyponatraemia (OP-HN)) and those
ISSN:0002-0729
1468-2834
DOI:10.1093/ageing/afaa248