Hyponatremia management among patients admitted to tertiary hospital: A retrospective evaluation.
Sultan ZurnuqMahmoud AljurfiMohamed AlbekeryMohammed S ShawaqfehAhmed ElmubarkSenthilvel VasudevanShmeylan AlharbiMohammed AlkatheriAbdulkareem M AlbekairyAbdulmalik A Al KatheriPublished in: SAGE open medicine (2022)
Despite the strong recommendation for 3% hypertonic saline use in severe hyponatremia, many practitioners still use normal saline, even in patients with serum sodium ⩽120 mEq/L. Normal saline showed some efficacy in managing hyponatremia in asymptomatic cases; however, severe cases may have a delayed correction, hyponatremia-related complications, and an extended length of stay.