The association between sodium fluctuations and mortality in surgical patients requiring intensive care

<h4>Purpose</h4> <p>Serum sodium derangement is the most common electrolyte disturbance among patients admitted to intensive care. This study aims to validate the association between dysnatremia and serum sodium fluctuation with mortality in surgical intensive care patients.</p...

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Main Authors: Marshall, D, Salciccioli, J, Goodson, R, Pimentel, M, Sun, K, Celi, L, Shalhoub, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017
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author Marshall, D
Salciccioli, J
Goodson, R
Pimentel, M
Sun, K
Celi, L
Shalhoub, J
author_facet Marshall, D
Salciccioli, J
Goodson, R
Pimentel, M
Sun, K
Celi, L
Shalhoub, J
author_sort Marshall, D
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description <h4>Purpose</h4> <p>Serum sodium derangement is the most common electrolyte disturbance among patients admitted to intensive care. This study aims to validate the association between dysnatremia and serum sodium fluctuation with mortality in surgical intensive care patients.</p> <h4>Method</h4> <p>We performed a retrospective analysis of the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care II database. Dysnatremia was defined as a sodium concentration outside physiologic range (135–145 mmol/L) and subjects were categorized by severity of dysnatremia and sodium fluctuation. Univariate and multivariable logistic regressions were used to test for associations between sodium fluctuations and mortality.</p> <h4>Results</h4> <p>We identified 8600 subjects, 39% of whom were female, with a median age of 66 years for analysis. Subjects with dysnatremia were more likely to be dead at 28 days (17% vs 7%; P &lt; .001).</p> <br/> <p>There was a significant association between sodium fluctuation and mortality at 28 days (adjusted odds ratio per 1 mmol/L change, 1.10 [95% confidence interval, 1.08–1.12; P &lt; .001]), even in patients who remained normotremic during their intensive care unit stay (1.12 [95% confidence interval, 1.09–1.16; P &lt; .001])</p> <h4>Conclusions</h4> <p>This observational study validates previous findings of an association between serum sodium fluctuations and mortality in surgical intensive care patients. This association was also present in subjects who remained normonatremic throughout their intensive care unit admission.</p>
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spelling oxford-uuid:7c094a5d-f8c7-45b2-a611-c1dc29e196242022-03-26T20:54:30ZThe association between sodium fluctuations and mortality in surgical patients requiring intensive careJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:7c094a5d-f8c7-45b2-a611-c1dc29e19624EnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordElsevier2017Marshall, DSalciccioli, JGoodson, RPimentel, MSun, KCeli, LShalhoub, J <h4>Purpose</h4> <p>Serum sodium derangement is the most common electrolyte disturbance among patients admitted to intensive care. This study aims to validate the association between dysnatremia and serum sodium fluctuation with mortality in surgical intensive care patients.</p> <h4>Method</h4> <p>We performed a retrospective analysis of the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care II database. Dysnatremia was defined as a sodium concentration outside physiologic range (135–145 mmol/L) and subjects were categorized by severity of dysnatremia and sodium fluctuation. Univariate and multivariable logistic regressions were used to test for associations between sodium fluctuations and mortality.</p> <h4>Results</h4> <p>We identified 8600 subjects, 39% of whom were female, with a median age of 66 years for analysis. Subjects with dysnatremia were more likely to be dead at 28 days (17% vs 7%; P &lt; .001).</p> <br/> <p>There was a significant association between sodium fluctuation and mortality at 28 days (adjusted odds ratio per 1 mmol/L change, 1.10 [95% confidence interval, 1.08–1.12; P &lt; .001]), even in patients who remained normotremic during their intensive care unit stay (1.12 [95% confidence interval, 1.09–1.16; P &lt; .001])</p> <h4>Conclusions</h4> <p>This observational study validates previous findings of an association between serum sodium fluctuations and mortality in surgical intensive care patients. This association was also present in subjects who remained normonatremic throughout their intensive care unit admission.</p>
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Salciccioli, J
Goodson, R
Pimentel, M
Sun, K
Celi, L
Shalhoub, J
The association between sodium fluctuations and mortality in surgical patients requiring intensive care
title The association between sodium fluctuations and mortality in surgical patients requiring intensive care
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title_short The association between sodium fluctuations and mortality in surgical patients requiring intensive care
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