Hyponatraemia is independently associated with in-hospital mortality in patients with pneumonia

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8945018	European Journal of Internal Medicine	2018	7 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Hyponatraemia on admission predicts poor outcome and is an independent risk factor for in-hospital mortality in admitted patients diagnosed with pneumonia.

Keywords

Electrolyte disorder Critical illness Pneumonia Hyponatraemia Emergency admissions Mortality prediction

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Hyponatraemia is independently associated with in-hospital mortality in patients with pneumonia

Authors

Martin Müller, Joerg C. Schefold, Viviane Guignard, Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos, Carmen A. Pfortmueller,