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The association between intensive care unit-acquired hypernatraemia and mortality in critically ill patients with cerebrovascular diseases: a single-centre cohort study in Japan.

Takahiro ImaizumiMasahiro NakatochiYoshiro FujitaRie NomuraKenshi WatanabeMichitaka MaekawaTaishi YamakawaTakayuki KatsunoShoichi Maruyama
Published in: BMJ open (2017)
ICU-acquired hypernatraemia was associated with an increased mortality rate among critically ill patients with cerebrovascular diseases; the threshold maximum serum sodium concentration associated with mortality was 147 mEq/L.
Keyphrases
  • intensive care unit
  • cardiovascular events
  • risk factors
  • mechanical ventilation
  • type diabetes
  • extracorporeal membrane oxygenation