Hyponatremia and hospital outcomes among patients with pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study

D. Zilberberg, Marya; Exuzides, Alex; Spalding, James; J. Foreman, Aimee; Graves Jones, Alison; Colby, Chris; F. Shorr, Andrew

doi:10.1186/1471-2466-8-16

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Hyponatremia and hospital outcomes among patients with pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study

Published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine • Aug 18, 2008

Authors:

Marya D. Zilberberg

Alex Exuzides

James Spalding

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Community-acquired (CAP) and nosocomial pneumonias contribute substantially to morbidity and hospital resource utilization. Hyponatremia, occurring in >1/4 of patients with CAP, is associated with greater disease severity and worsened outcomes. METHODS: To explore how hyponatremia is ass...

Subject

Medicine

Hyponatremia

Pneumonia

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