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Observational studySupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2016

SIADH-related hyponatremia in hospital day care units: clinical experience and management with tolvaptan.

Ramón De Las Peñas, Santiago Ponce, Fernando Henao, Carlos Camps Herrero, Enric Carcereny, Yolanda Escobar Álvarez, César A Rodríguez, Juan Antonio Virizuela, Rafael López López

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Observational study in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Observational
  2. Article
  3. Review
  4. Hyponatremia in the elderly: challenges and solutions.Clinical interventions in aging · 2017
    Review
  5. Hyponatremia in solid-tumor cancer patients: uncertainty regarding the use of vaptans.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.

Ramón De Las PeñasMedical Oncology Department, Consorcio Hospitalario Provincial de Castellón, Castellón, Spain. ramon.delaspenas@hospital2000.net.
Santiago PonceMedical Oncology Department, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Fernando HenaoMedical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Macarena, Seville, Spain.
Carlos Camps HerreroMedical Oncology Department, Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
Enric CarcerenyMedical Oncology Department, Institut Catalàd'Oncologia-Badalona, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain.
Yolanda Escobar ÁlvarezMedical Oncology Service, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
César A RodríguezMedical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Salamanca, Spain.
Juan Antonio VirizuelaMedical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Macarena, Seville, Spain.
Rafael López LópezMedical Oncology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena · ESComplejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago · ESConsorcio Hospitalario Provincial de Castellón · ESHospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón · ESInstitut Català d'Oncologia · ESInstituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca · ESResearch Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre · ESUniversitat de València · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hyponatremia (Na ˂ 135 mmol/l) is the most frequent electrolyte disorder in clinical practice, and the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) is the commonest cause of hyponatremia in cancer patients. Correcting hyponatremia in these patients can reduce morbidity and mortality, increase the response to anti-cancer agents, and help reduce hospital length of stay and costs. Tolvaptan is an oral medication used to treat SIADH-related hyponatremia patients that needs to be initiated at hospital so patients can have their serum sodium monitored. If tolvaptan could be initiated in hospital day care units (DCUs), performing the same tests, hospitalization could be avoided, quality of life improved, and costs reduced. This is the first publication where a panel of oncologists are sharing their experience and making some recommendations with the use of tolvaptan to treat SIADH-related hyponatremia in DCU after collecting and examining 35 clinical cases with these type of patients. The conclusion from this retrospective observational analysis is that the use of tolvaptan in DCU is safe and effective in the therapeutic management of SIADH-related hyponatremia.

Indexed as

AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntidiuretic Hormone Receptor AntagonistsBenzazepinesDay Care, MedicalFemaleHospitalizationHumansHyponatremiaInappropriate ADH SyndromeMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesTolvaptanAntidiuretic Hormone Receptor AntagonistsBenzazepinesTolvaptanAntidiuretic hormone receptor antagonistsDay care unitsHyponatremiaInappropriate ADH syndromeTolvaptan

Identifiers

PMID26431960
PMCPMC4669367
OpenAlexW2157240517

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