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Hypernatremia in Hospitalized Patients: A Large Population-Based Study.

Soraya ArzhanMaria-Eleni RoumeliotiIgor LitvinovichCristian G BologaOrrin B MyersMark L Unruh
Published in: Kidney360 (2022)
Hypernatremia was significantly associated with in-hospital mortality and discharge to a hospice or nursing facility. The risk of in-hospital mortality and other outcomes was highest among those with Na >155 mEq/L. This work demonstrates that hypernatremia is an important factor related to discharge disposition and supports the need to study whether protocolized treatment of hypernatremia improves outcomes.
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