Hyponatremia – A Risk Factor for Mortality in Cirrhotics
Sarah Shoaib Qureshi, Wasim Amer, Adnan M Javaid, Mehreen Awais, Khurram Kazmi
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ABSTRACT:
Background; Hyponatremia is a common problem in patients with
advanced cirrhosis and leads to significant morbidity and
mortality in these patients.
Aim: To determine the frequency of
hyponatremia in cirrhotics and in-hospital mortality in
cirrhotic hospitalized patients
Methods; This was a cross sectional study conducted in inpatient medical wards
and ICU of GTTH between October 1, 2019–March 31, 2020. Hyponatremia was
assessed by serum sodium levels. Patient outcome at discharge was also noted. All
the data was entered and analyzed using SPSS-20.
Results; in the studied 130 cases of cirrhosis 70(53.8 %) were male and 60 (46.2
%) were female patients. The mean age of my study cases was 46.71 ± 7.8 years,
the mean duration of illness was 3.93 ± 1.47 years. Mean serum Sodium level was
noted to be 132.45 ± 6.77 mmol/L. Hyponatremia was noted in 67 patients (51.5
%). The in hospital mortality was 18 (13.8) cases.
Conclusion; Hyponatremiais associated with significant number of cirrhotics and is
associated with increased mortality in these patients.
Keywords: Liver cirrhosis, hyponatremia, sodium level.
ABSTRACT:
Background; Hyponatremia is a common problem in patients with
advanced cirrhosis and leads to significant morbidity and
mortality in these patients.
Aim: To determine the frequency of
hyponatremia in cirrhotics and in-hospital mortality in
cirrhotic hospitalized patients
Methods; This was a cross sectional study conducted in inpatient medical wards
and ICU of GTTH between October 1, 2019–March 31, 2020. Hyponatremia was
assessed by serum sodium levels. Patient outcome at discharge was also noted. All
the data was entered and analyzed using SPSS-20.
Results; in the studied 130 cases of cirrhosis 70(53.8 %) were male and 60 (46.2
%) were female patients. The mean age of my study cases was 46.71 ± 7.8 years,
the mean duration of illness was 3.93 ± 1.47 years. Mean serum Sodium level was
noted to be 132.45 ± 6.77 mmol/L. Hyponatremia was noted in 67 patients (51.5
%). The in hospital mortality was 18 (13.8) cases.
Conclusion; Hyponatremiais associated with significant number of cirrhotics and is
associated with increased mortality in these patients.
Keywords: Liver cirrhosis, hyponatremia, sodium level.