Hyponatremia Predicts Poor Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Heart Surgery.

CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative hyponatremia is a predictor of increased mortality as well as other adverse events in patients with non- dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease undergoing cardiac surgery. These findings are similar to those in hyponatremic patients without kidney disease.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - May 8, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Shavit L, Merin O, Grenader T, Jacobson E, Waldenberg C, Bitran D, Fink D, Silberman S Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research