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Dysnatremia is a Predictor for Morbidity and Mortality in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19

Ploutarchos Tzoulis, Julian Waung, Emmanouil Bagkeris, Ziad Hussein, Aiyappa Biddanda, J. W. Cousins, Alice Dewsnip, Kanoyin Falayi, Will McCaughran, Chloe Mullins, Ammara Naeem, Muna Nwokolo, Helen Quah, Syed Bitat, Eithar Deyab, Swarupini Ponnampalam, Pierre-Marc Bouloux, Hugh Montgomery, Stephanie E Baldeweg

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2021

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Summary

Abnormal sodium levels during hospitalization are risk factors for poor prognosis, with hypernatremia and hyponatremia being associated with a greater risk of death and respiratory failure, respectively. Serum sodium values could be used for risk stratification in patients with COVID-19.

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1210/clinem/dgab107
Catalogue ID
BFmoakvpzf-da65cw
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