Dysnatremia is a Predictor for Morbidity and Mortality in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19.

Ploutarchos TzoulisJulian A WaungEmmanouil BagkerisZiad HusseinAiyappa BiddandaJohn CousinsAlice DewsnipKanoyin FalayiWill McCaughranChloe MullinsAmmara NaeemMuna NwokoloHelen QuahSyed BitatEithar DeyabSwarupini PonnampalamPierre-Marc BoulouxHugh MontgomeryStephanie E Baldeweg

Published in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2021)

Abnormal sodium levels during hospitalization are risk factors for poor prognosis, with hypernatremia and hyponatremia being associated with a greater risk of death and respiratory failure, respectively. Serum sodium values could be used for risk stratification in patients with COVID-19.

Keyphrases

poor prognosis
respiratory failure
long non coding rna
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
mechanical ventilation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
intensive care unit
heart failure
acute heart failure
atrial fibrillation