Hyponatraemia as a Predictor of Mortality in Medical Admissions in Ghana: A Comparative Study.

Elliot Koranteng Tannor Martin AgyeiAbena Y TannorAfua Ofori Emmanuel AkumiahYasmin Adoma Boateng

Published in: International journal of nephrology (2020)

Hyponatraemia is associated with significantly higher mortality than normonatraemia and predicts worse prognosis in patients on medical admission. Low serum albumin is also a predictor of mortality in medical admission.

Keyphrases

healthcare
cardiovascular events
end stage renal disease
emergency department
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
risk factors
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported