Children with mild hyponatremia at the emergency department are at higher risk of hospitalization.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mild hyponatremia is frequently encountered in the pediatric emergency department (PED). Although usually of little clinical concern, its prognostic meaning as a possible marker of more severe disease has not yet been well established.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed data from children and adolescents who performed a blood sample with plasmatic sodium measurement on admission to the PED of IRCCS "Burlo Garofolo" Pediatric Hospital in Trieste, Italy, in 2019. We compared the rate, length of admissions and laboratory characteristics of patients with hyponatremia to those with normal sodium.

Results

Among 807 subjects, hyponatremia (sodium < 135 mEq/L) was present in 17.6%, being mild (between 130 and 134 mEq/L) in 16.5%. Hyponatremic patients were younger

SUBMITTER: Pintaldi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10288815 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature