The Development of Intensive Care Unit Acquired Hypernatremia Is Not Explained by Sodium Overload or Water Deficit: A Retrospective Cohort Study on Water Balance and Sodium Handling.

Conclusion. IAH is not explained by sodium intake or fluid balance. Patients with IAH are characterized by low urine cation excretion, despite positive fluid balances. The current paradigm does not seem to explain IAH to the full extent and warrants further studies on sodium handling in ICU patients. PMID: 27703807 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27703807?dopt=Abstract

Source: Critical Care Research and Practice - October 11, 2016 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Crit Care Res Pract Source Type: research

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