Clinical characteristics and prognosis in patients with hyponatremic encephalopathy
Introduction: Hyponatremic encephalopathy mortality rate reaches about 50% in some special groups of patients (pediatric, child-bearing age women, etc.). However, morbimortality seems to be much lower in men and elderly population. Methods: A retrospective and observational study on patients with hy...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Asociación Regional de Diálisis y Trasplantes Renales de Capital Federal y Provincia de Buenos Aires
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Revista de Nefrología, Diálisis y Trasplante |
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| Online Access: | http://www.revistarenal.org.ar/index.php/rndt/article/view/131 |
| Summary: | Introduction: Hyponatremic encephalopathy mortality rate reaches about 50% in some special groups of patients (pediatric, child-bearing age women, etc.). However, morbimortality seems to be much lower in men and elderly population. Methods: A retrospective and observational study on patients with hyponatremic encephalopathy diagnosis was carried out. Results: 47 patients with hyponatremic encephalopathy diagnosis were identified. It was an elderly population (age 69±15 years) with women prevalence. In-hospital mortality was 19.1% and neurological aftermaths in the survivors were 27%. Charlson score and delay to initiate treatment were associated to larger in-hospital mortality. Conclusion: mortality rate observed in our population is less than the one observed in other cohorts, probably due to the fact of being a low risk population. In a logistic regression model, delay in initiating an adequate treatment is associated to larger mortality rate in the studied population. |
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| ISSN: | 0326-3428 2346-8548 |