Preoperative serum sodium measurements and postoperative inpatient mortality: A casecontrol analysis of data from the South African Surgical Outcomes Study

Background. Abnormal preoperative serum sodium measurements have been shown to be associated with increased postoperative mortality in US and European surgical populations. It is possible that such measurements are also associated with increased postoperative mortality in a South African (SA) settin...

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Main Authors: M Ramburuth, Y Moodley, P Gopalan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African Medical Association 2018-10-01
Series:South African Medical Journal
Online Access:http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/download/12435/8640