Disturbances in sodium and chloride homeostasis predict outcome in stable and critically ill patients with cirrhosis.
Georg SemmlerBernhard ScheinerLorenz BalcarRafael PaternostroBenedikt SimbrunnerMatthias PinterMichael TraunerMarta Bofill RoigElias Laurin MeyerBenedikt Silvester HoferMattias MandorferDavid James PinatoChristian ZaunerThomas ReibergerGeorg-Christian FunkPublished in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2023)
Hypochloremia is associated with increased mortality in clinically stable and critically ill patients with cirrhosis independently of MELD including serum sodium.