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Hyponatraemia and fluid overload are associated with higher risk of mortality in dialysis patients.

Jule PinterBernd GenserUlrich MoisslStefano StuardJeroen KoomanBernard CanaudChristoph Wanner
Published in: Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association (2023)
Plasma sodium and fluid status act independently as risk factors on mortality. Patient surveillance of fluid status is especially important in the high-risk subpopulation of patients with hyponatremia.Prospective patient-level studies should examine the effects of chronic hypo-, and hypernatremia, risk determinants, and their outcome risk.
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