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01-02-2011 | Poster presentation
Hypernatremia in neurointensive care: results of a 5-year prospective study
Authors:
V Spatenkova, A Kazda, P Suchomel
Published in:
Critical Care
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Special Issue 1/2011
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Excerpt
Hypernatremia is a common medical complication in neurointensive care that is associated with worse outcome. It can be caused by water diuresis due to anti-diuretic hormone insufficiency in central diabetes insipidus (cDI) or from different mechanisms: osmotherapy, furosemide or renal failure. The aim of this prospective study was to analyse hypernatremias in neurointensive care over a period of 5 years. …