Clinical characteristics and outcomes of hyponatraemia associated with oral water intake in adults: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Excessive water intake is rarely associated with life-threatening hyponatraemia. The aim of this study was to determine the clinical characteristics and outcomes of hyponatraemia associated with excess water intake.

Methods

This review was conducted using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. All studies (case reports, observational or interventional studies) reporting excess water intake and hyponatraemia in adults (1946-2019) were included.

Results

A total of 2970 articles were identified and 177 were included (88.7% case reports), consisting of 590 patients. The mean age was 46±16 years (95% CI 44 to 48 years), 47% female, 52% had a chronic psychiatric disorder and 31% had no underlying condition. The m

SUBMITTER: Rangan GK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8663108 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature