Increase in chloride from baseline is independently associated with mortality in critically ill children.

Matthew F BarhightJohn BrintonTimothy StidhamDanielle E SorannoSarah FaubelBenjamin R GriffinJens GoebelPeter M MouraniKatja M Gist

Published in: Intensive care medicine (2018)

An increase in serum chloride level in the first day of admission is common and an independent risk factor for mortality in critically ill children. Further studies are warranted to identify how chloride disturbances contribute to mortality risk in critically ill children.

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