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Table 5 Studies reporting out-of-hospital acquired hypernatremia

From: Undercorrection of hypernatremia is frequent and associated with mortality

 

Liamis et al. [15]

Arampatzis et al. [1]

Arampatzis et al. [2]

Baralla et al.

Publication year

2008

2012

2012

2013

Country

Greece

Switzerland

Switzerland

France

Department

Internal medicine

Emergency

Emergency

Emergency

Hypernatremia definition (mmol/L)

> 148

> 142

≥ 150

≥ 150

N=

55

400

74

85

Mean age (years)

76.3 ± 12.2

53 ± 22

NA

79.7 ± 14

Males

40%

59%

62%

44%

Mean Na (mmol/L)

160.4 ± 9.9

144 ± 2

152

158 ± 8

Mortality during hospitalization

28%

NA

28%

24%

  1. Arampatzis et al. published two studies in the same year. Patients of the second study with hypernatremia defined as ≥150 mmol/L were a subgroup of the former larger study, with an unclassical hypernatremia definition.