The Potential of Self-Assessment and Associated Factors for Delayed Symptomatic Hyponatremia Following Transsphenoidal Surgery: A Single Center Experience.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: We identified screening parameters and associated factors for delayed, symptomatic hyponatremia (DSH) following inpatient discharge after transsphenoidal surgery (TSS). (2) Methods: In this prospective, monocentric study, 108 patients who underwent TSS for pituitary pathologies were included, provided with a questionnaire and instructed to document urine specific gravity, fluid intake/urine output, body weight and clinical symptoms for every of five days following discharge from hospital. (3) Results: The overall incidence of DSH within 14 days following discharge from the hospital was 14.8% (n = 9). Symptomatic patients presented on average 8.6 days after surgery. Mild DSH was present in 3.3% of the patients, moderate in 1.6% and severe hyponatremia in 9.8% of patients. Fe

SUBMITTER: Roser P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9821286 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature