ArticleClinical and experimental nephrology2018
Hyponatremia and mortality among very elderly residents in a geriatric health service facility.
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- Risk factors for mortality in elderly haemodialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC nephrology · 2020Pooled it
- The role of electrolytes imbalance in determining poor health outcomes in a cohort of older in-patients: the ELECTROHEALTH study.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2026Article
- A retrospective study: exploring preoperative hyponatremia in elderly patients with hip fractures.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Restoration of dysnatremia and acute kidney injury benefits outcomes of acute geriatric inpatients.Scientific reports · 2021Observational
- Prevalence of hyponatremia among older inpatients in a general hospital.European geriatric medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionHyponatremia is common among elderly patients. This study aimed to examine the prognostic value of hyponatremia among elderly residents in a geriatric facility.
methodsWe retrospectively examined the association between serum sodium levels and mortality among 118 residents (82% female, mean age 85.5 years) in a single geriatric health service facility. We defined hyponatremia as Na < 135 mEq/L. On the basis of single measurements of serum sodium at periodic examinations, the patients were divided into hyponatremia and non-hyponatremia groups. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards models were used to evaluate the effect of hyponatremia on mortality from May 2005 to April 2007.
resultsThirty-three patients (28%) had hyponatremia. Over a 1-year follow-up period, the cumulative survival rate was significantly lower in patients with hyponatremia than in those without hyponatremia. In a multivariate analysis, including traditional risk factors for death, hyponatremia was associated with an increased mortality risk (adjusted hazard ratio 2.73; 95% confidence interval 1.01-5.16; p = 0.047).
conclusionsHyponatremia is common and is a predictor of mortality in the near future among very elderly residents of a geriatric facility.
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