Profound hyponatraemia in the emergency department: seasonality and risk factors

Huwyler, Tibor; Stirnemann, Jérôme; Vuilleumier, Nicolas; Martin, Christopher; Dugas, Sarah; Poletti, Pierre-Alexandre Alois; Sarasin, François; Rutschmann, Olivier Thierry

doi:10.4414/smw.2016.14385

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Profound hyponatraemia in the emergency department: seasonality and risk factors

ContributorsHuwyler, Tibor; Stirnemann, Jérôme; Vuilleumier, Nicolas; Martin, Christopher; Dugas, Sarah; Poletti, Pierre-Alexandre Alois; Sarasin, François; Rutschmann, Olivier Thierry

Published inSwiss Medical Weekly, vol. 146, w14385

Publication date2016

Abstract

Profound hyponatremia (<125 mmol/l) is frequent in the emergency department. Its incidence appears to increase during hot weather. Our objectives were to investigate seasonal variations in the incidence of profound hyponatraemia and identify its risk factors.

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
80 and over
Case-Control Studies
Emergency Service
Hospital/statistics & numerical data
Female
Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data
Humans
Hyponatremia/epidemiology/etiology
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Odds Ratio
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Seasons
Sodium/blood
Switzerland/epidemiology
Young Adult

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HUWYLER, Tibor et al. Profound hyponatraemia in the emergency department: seasonality and risk factors. In: Swiss Medical Weekly, 2016, vol. 146, p. w14385. doi: 10.4414/smw.2016.14385

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PID : unige:109658
DOI : 10.4414/smw.2016.14385
PMID : 28102885

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Profound hyponatraemia in the emergency department: seasonality and risk factors

Profound hyponatremia (<125 mmol/l) is frequent in the emergency department. Its incidence appears to increase during hot weather. Our objectives were to investigate seasonal variations in the incidence of profound hyponatraemia and identify its risk factors.

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