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Picard JM, Schmidt C, Sheth KN, Bösel J. Critical Care of the Patient With Acute Stroke. Stroke 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-69424-7.00056-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kamel KS, Halperin ML. Use of Urine Electrolytes and Urine Osmolality in the Clinical Diagnosis of Fluid, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Disorders. Kidney Int Rep 2021; 6:1211-1224. [PMID: 34013099 PMCID: PMC8116912 DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2021.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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We discuss the use of urine electrolytes and urine osmolality in the clinical diagnosis of patients with fluid, electrolytes, and acid-base disorders, emphasizing their physiological basis, their utility, and the caveats and limitations in their use. While our focus is on information obtained from measurements in the urine, clinical diagnosis in these patients must integrate information obtained from the history, the physical examination, and other laboratory data.
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- Kamel S. Kamel
- Renal Division, St. Michael’s Hospital and The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Keenan Research Center in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Correspondence: Kamel S. Kamel, University of Toronto, Division of Nephrology, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1W8, Canada.
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- Renal Division, St. Michael’s Hospital and The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Evolution and evolving resolution of controversy over existence and prevalence of cerebral/renal salt wasting. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 2020; 29:213-220. [PMID: 31904619 DOI: 10.1097/mnh.0000000000000592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The topic of hyponatremia is in a state of flux. We review a new approach to diagnosis that is superior to previous methods. It simplifies identifying the causes of hyponatremia, the most important issue being the differentiation of the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) from cerebral/renal salt wasting (RSW). We also report on the high prevalence of RSW without cerebral disease in the general wards of the hospital. RECENT FINDINGS We applied our new approach to hyponatremia by utilizing sound pathophysiologic criteria in 62 hyponatremic patients. Seventeen (27%) had SIADH, 19 (31%) had a reset osmostat, 24 (38%) had RSW with 21 having no evidence of cerebral disease, 1 had Addison's disease, and 1 was because of hydrochlorothiazide. Many had urine sodium concentrations (UNa) less than 30 mmol/l. SUMMARY RSW is much more common than perceived in the general wards of the hospital. It is important to change the terminology from cerebral to RSW and to differentiate SIADH from RSW. These changes will improve clinical outcomes because of divergent therapeutic goals of water-restricting in SIADH and administering salt and water to a dehydrated patient with RSW. The present review will hopefully spur others to reflect and act on the new findings and different approaches to hyponatremia.
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Burton AG, Hopper K. Hyponatremia in dogs and cats. J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) 2019; 29:461-471. [DOI: 10.1111/vec.12881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2017] [Revised: 08/04/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Department of Veterinary Surgical and Radiological SciencesUniversity of California Davis CA
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Maesaka JK, Imbriano LJ, Miyawaki N. Determining Fractional Urate Excretion Rates in Hyponatremic Conditions and Improved Methods to Distinguish Cerebral/Renal Salt Wasting From the Syndrome of Inappropriate Secretion of Antidiuretic Hormone. Front Med (Lausanne) 2018; 5:319. [PMID: 30560127 PMCID: PMC6284366 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2018.00319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Our evaluation of hyponatremic patients is in a state of confusion because the assessment of the volume status of the patient and determinations of urine sodium concentrations (UNa) >30–40 mEq/L have dominated our approach despite documented evidence of many shortcomings. Central to this confusion is our inability to differentiate cerebral/renal salt wasting (C/RSW) from the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH), syndromes with diametrically opposing therapeutic goals. The recent proposal to treat most or all hyponatremic patients makes differentiation even more important and reports of C/RSW occurring without cerebral disease leads to a clinically important proposal to change cerebral to renal salt wasting (RSW). Differentiating SIADH from RSW is difficult because of identical clinical parameters that characterize both syndromes. Determination of fractional urate excretion (FEurate) is central to a new algorithm, which has proven to be superior to current methods. We utilized this algorithm and differences in physiologic response to isotonic saline infusions between SIADH and RSW to evaluate hyponatremic patients from the general medical wards of the hospital. In 62 hyponatremic patients, 17 (27%) had SIADH, 19 (31%) had reset osmostat (RO), 24 (38%) had RSW, 1 due to HCTZ and 1 Addison's disease. Interestingly, 21 of 24 with RSW had no evidence of cerebral disease and 10 of 24 with RSW had UNa < 20 mEqL. We conclude that 1. RSW is much more common than is perceived, 2.the term cerebral salt wasting should be changed to RSW 3. RO should be eliminated as a subclass of SIADH, 4. SIADH should be redefined 5. The volume approach is ineffective and 6. There are limitations to determining UNa, plasma renin, aldosterone or atrial/brain natriuretic peptides. We also present data on a natriuretic peptide found in sera of patients with RSW and Alzheimer's disease.
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- John K Maesaka
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, NY, United States
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, NY, United States
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, NY, United States
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Dickerson RN. Hyponatremia in Neurosurgical Patients: Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone or Cerebral Salt Wasting Syndrome? Hosp Pharm 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/001857870203701210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Nutritional Support Consultant features issues pertinent to the clinical aspects of pharmacy nutrition support practice. The column is edited by Dr. Roland Dickerson, Associate Professor of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, TN.
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- Roland N. Dickerson
- University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, 26, South Dunlap Street, Memphis, TN 38163
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Maesaka JK, Imbriano LJ, Miyawaki N. Application of established pathophysiologic processes brings greater clarity to diagnosis and treatment of hyponatremia. World J Nephrol 2017; 6:59-71. [PMID: 28316939 PMCID: PMC5339638 DOI: 10.5527/wjn.v6.i2.59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2016] [Revised: 11/18/2016] [Accepted: 12/28/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Hyponatremia, serum sodium < 135 mEq/L, is the most common electrolyte abnormality and is in a state of flux. Hyponatremic patients are symptomatic and should be treated but our inability to consistently determine the causes of hyponatremia has hampered the delivery of appropriate therapy. This is especially applicable to differentiating syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis (SIAD) from cerebral salt wasting (CSW) or more appropriately, renal salt wasting (RSW), because of divergent therapeutic goals, to water-restrict in SIAD and administer salt and water in RSW. Differentiating SIAD from RSW is extremely difficult because of identical clinical parameters that define both syndromes and the mindset that CSW occurs rarely. It is thus insufficient to make the diagnosis of SIAD simply because it meets the defined characteristics. We review the pathophysiology of SIAD and RSW, the evolution of an algorithm that is based on determinations of fractional excretion of urate and distinctive responses to saline infusions to differentiate SIAD from RSW. This algorithm also simplifies the diagnosis of hyponatremic patients due to Addison’s disease, reset osmostat and prerenal states. It is a common perception that we cannot accurately assess the volume status of a patient by clinical criteria. Our algorithm eliminates the need to determine the volume status with the realization that too many factors affect plasma renin, aldosterone, atrial/brain natriuretic peptide or urine sodium concentration to be useful. Reports and increasing recognition of RSW occurring in patients without evidence of cerebral disease should thus elicit the need to consider RSW in a broader group of patients and to question any diagnosis of SIAD. Based on the accumulation of supporting data, we make the clinically important proposal to change CSW to RSW, to eliminate reset osmostat as type C SIAD and stress the need for a new definition of SIAD.
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Imbriano LJ, Mattana J, Drakakis J, Maesaka JK. Identifying Different Causes of Hyponatremia With Fractional Excretion of Uric Acid. Am J Med Sci 2016; 352:385-390. [PMID: 27776720 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjms.2016.05.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2015] [Revised: 05/04/2016] [Accepted: 05/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is controversy over the prevalence of the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) and cerebral or renal salt wasting (RSW), 2 syndromes with identical common clinical and laboratory parameters but different therapies. The traditional approach to the hyponatremic patient relies on volume assessment, but there are limitations to this method. METHODS We used an algorithm that relies on fractional excretion of urate (FEurate) to evaluate patients with hyponatremia and present 4 illustrative cases. RESULTS Overall, 2 patients had increased FEurate [normal: 4-11%], as is seen in SIADH and RSW. A diagnosis of SIADH was made in 1 patient by correcting the hyponatremia with 1.5% saline and observing a characteristic normalization of an elevated FEurate that is characteristic of SIADH as compared to FEurate being persistently increased in RSW. A patient with T-cell lymphoma had symmetrical leg edema due to lymphomatous obstruction of the inferior vena cava, postural hypotension, pleural effusion, ascites, decreased cardiac output and urine sodium level of 10mmol/L. Saline-induced excretion of dilute urines and undetectable plasma antidiuretic hormone were consistent with RSW. Furosemide, given for presumed heart failure, induced a profound diuresis that required large volumes of fluid resuscitation. A normal FEurate identified a reset osmostat in a transplant patient with a slowly developing pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. A volume-depleted hyponatremic patient with Addison׳s disease had a low FEurate of 1.4%. CONCLUSIONS These illustrative cases suggest that an approach to hyponatremia using FEurate may be a useful alternative to traditional volume-based approaches.
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- Louis J Imbriano
- Department of Medicine, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York.
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Kleindienst A, Hannon MJ, Buchfelder M, Verbalis JG. Hyponatremia in Neurotrauma: The Role of Vasopressin. J Neurotrauma 2015; 33:615-24. [PMID: 26472056 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2015.3981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Hyponatremia is frequent in patients suffering from traumatic brain injury, subarachnoid hemorrhage, or following intracranial procedures, with approximately 20% having a decreased serum sodium concentration to <125 mmol/L. The pathophysiology of hyponatremia in neurotrauma is not completely understood, but in large part is explained by the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH). The abnormal water and/or sodium handling creates an osmotic gradient promoting the shift of water into brain cells, thereby worsening cerebral edema and precipitating neurological deterioration. Unless hyponatremia is corrected promptly and effectively, morbidity and mortality increases through seizures, elevations in intracranial pressure, and/or herniation. The excess mortality in patients with severe hyponatremia (<125 mmol/L) extends beyond the time frame of hospital admission, with a reported mortality of 20% in hospital and 45% within 6 months of follow-up. Current options for the management of hyponatremia include fluid restriction, hypertonic saline, mineralocorticoids, and osmotic diuretics. However, the recent development of vasopressin receptor antagonists provides a more physiological tool for the management of excess water retention and consequent hyponatremia, such as occurs in SIADH. This review summarizes the existing literature on the pathophysiology, clinical features, and management of hyponatremia in the setting of neurotrauma.
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- Andrea Kleindienst
- 1 Department of Neurosurgery, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürenberg , Erlangen, Germany .,2 Department of Neurosurgery, Klinikum Amberg, Amberg, Germany
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- 1 Department of Neurosurgery, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürenberg , Erlangen, Germany
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Laville M, Burst V, Peri A, Verbalis JG. Hyponatremia secondary to the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH): therapeutic decision-making in real-life cases. Clin Kidney J 2015; 6:i1-i20. [PMID: 26069838 PMCID: PMC4438352 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sft113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Despite being the most common electrolyte disturbance encountered in clinical practice, the diagnosis and treatment of hyponatremia (defined as a serum sodium concentration <135 mmol/L) remains far from optimal. This is extremely troubling because not only is hyponatremia associated with increased morbidity, length of hospital stay and hospital resource use, but it has also been shown to be associated with increased mortality. The reasons for this poor management may partly lie in the heterogeneous nature of the disorder; hyponatremia presents with a variety of possible etiologies, differing symptomology and fluid volume status, thereby making its diagnosis potentially complex. In addition, a general lack of awareness of the clinical impact of the disorder, a fear of adverse outcomes through overcorrection of sodium levels, and a lack of effective targeted treatments until recent years, may all have contributed to a reticence to actively treat cases of hyponatremia. There is therefore a clear unmet need to further educate physicians on the pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of this important condition. Through the use of a variety of real-world cases of patients with hyponatremia secondary to the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone—a condition that accounts for approximately one-third of all cases of hyponatremia—this supplement aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the challenges faced in diagnosing and managing hyponatremia. These cases will also help to illustrate how some of the limitations of traditional therapies may be overcome with the use of vasopressin receptor antagonists.
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- Maurice Laville
- Renal Unit , Lyon-Sud Hospital , Pierre-Bénite 69495 , France ; INSERM U1060, CarMeN Institute , University of Lyon , Lyon , France
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- Department 2 of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne , University of Cologne , Cologne , Germany
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- Endocrine Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences , University of Florence , Florence , Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine , Georgetown University Medical Center , Washington, DC 20007 , USA
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Hannon MJ, Thompson CJ. Neurosurgical Hyponatremia. J Clin Med 2014; 3:1084-104. [PMID: 26237593 PMCID: PMC4470172 DOI: 10.3390/jcm3041084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2014] [Revised: 09/11/2014] [Accepted: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Hyponatremia is a frequent electrolyte imbalance in hospital inpatients. Acute onset hyponatremia is particularly common in patients who have undergone any type of brain insult, including traumatic brain injury, subarachnoid hemorrhage and brain tumors, and is a frequent complication of intracranial procedures. Acute hyponatremia is more clinically dangerous than chronic hyponatremia, as it creates an osmotic gradient between the brain and the plasma, which promotes the movement of water from the plasma into brain cells, causing cerebral edema and neurological compromise. Unless acute hyponatremia is corrected promptly and effectively, cerebral edema may manifest through impaired consciousness level, seizures, elevated intracranial pressure, and, potentially, death due to cerebral herniation. The pathophysiology of hyponatremia in neurotrauma is multifactorial, but most cases appear to be due to the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH). Classical treatment of SIADH with fluid restriction is frequently ineffective, and in some circumstances, such as following subarachnoid hemorrhage, contraindicated. However, the recently developed vasopressin receptor antagonist class of drugs provides a very useful tool in the management of neurosurgical SIADH. In this review, we summarize the existing literature on the clinical features, causes, and management of hyponatremia in the neurosurgical patient.
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- Mark J Hannon
- Department of Endocrinology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, EC1A 7BE, UK.
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- Academic Department of Endocrinology, Beaumont Hospital/RCSI Medical School, Dublin, Ireland.
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Cerebral salt-wasting syndrome due to hemorrhagic brain infarction: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2014; 8:259. [PMID: 25055823 PMCID: PMC4124770 DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-8-259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2014] [Accepted: 05/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Cerebral salt-wasting syndrome is a condition featuring hyponatremia and dehydration caused by head injury, operation on the brain, subarachnoid hemorrhage, brain tumor and so on. However, there are a few reports of cerebral salt-wasting syndrome caused by cerebral infarction. We describe a patient with cerebral infarction who developed cerebral salt-wasting syndrome in the course of hemorrhagic transformation. CASE PRESENTATION A 79-year-old Japanese woman with hypertension and arrhythmia was admitted to our hospital for mild consciousness disturbance, conjugate deviation to right, left unilateral spatial neglect and left hemiparesis. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a broad ischemic change in right middle cerebral arterial territory. She was diagnosed as cardiogenic cerebral embolism because atrial fibrillation was detected on electrocardiogram on admission. She showed hyponatremia accompanied by polyuria complicated at the same time with the development of hemorrhagic transformation on day 14 after admission. Based on her hypovolemic hyponatremia, she was evaluated as not having syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone but cerebral salt-wasting syndrome. She fortunately recovered with proper fluid replacement and electrolyte management. CONCLUSIONS This is a rare case of cerebral infarction and cerebral salt-wasting syndrome in the course of hemorrhagic transformation. It may be difficult to distinguish cerebral salt-wasting syndrome from syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone, however, an accurate assessment is needed to reveal the diagnosis of cerebral salt-wasting syndrome because the recommended fluid management is opposite in the two conditions.
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Gritti P, Lanterna LA, Rotasperti L, Filippini M, Cazzaniga S, Brembilla C, Sarnecki T, Lorini FL. Clinical evaluation of hyponatremia and hypovolemia in critically ill adult neurologic patients: contribution of the use of cumulative balance of sodium. J Anesth 2014; 28:687-95. [PMID: 24652158 DOI: 10.1007/s00540-014-1814-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2013] [Accepted: 02/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE Knowledge of the cumulative balance of sodium (CBS) is important for the diagnosis of salt disorders and water homeostasis and has the potential to predict hypovolemic status in acute neurological patients. However, an extensive application of the use of CBS is still lacking in the intensive care setting, where salt and water homeostasis represents a priority. METHODS Records of consecutive series of acute neurological patients admitted to a neurointensive care unit over a 6-month period were retrospectively reviewed. CBS was calculated at the admission to the Emergency Department. Discrimination between cerebral salt-wasting syndrome (CSWS) and the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) was performed on the basis of the classical criteria. Additionally, we used the findings of a negative CBS exceeding 2 mEq/kg for the diagnosis of CSWS. Two independent clinicians who were blinded to the CBS results performed diagnosis of the causes of hyponatremia and estimated the daily volemic status of the patients on the basis of clinical parameters. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the independent prognostic factors of hypovolemia. RESULTS Thirty-five patients were studied for a total of 418 days. Four patients (11.4%) fitted the criteria of CSWS and three patients (8.5%) had SIADH. The unavailability of the CBS led to a wrong diagnosis in three of the eight hyponatremic patients (37.5%). The risk of developing hypovolemia in patients with negative CBS was 7.1 times higher (CI 3.86-13.06; p < 0.001). Multivariate analysis revealed that negative cumulative fluid balance, negative CBS >2 mEq/kg, and CVP ≤5 cmH2O were independent prognostic factors for hypovolemia. CONCLUSIONS CBS is likely to be a useful parameter in the diagnosis of CSWS and a surrogate parameter for estimating hypovolemia in acute neurological patients.
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- Paolo Gritti
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII°, Bergamo, Italy,
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- Joseph G Verbalis
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 20007
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Youmans SJ, Fein MR, Wirkowski E, Maesaka JK. Demonstration of natriuretic activity in urine of neurosurgical patients with renal salt wasting. F1000Res 2013; 2:126. [PMID: 24358843 PMCID: PMC3752684 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.2-126.v2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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We have utilized the persistent elevation of fractional excretion (FE) of urate, > 10%, to differentiate cerebral/renal salt wasting (RSW) from the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH), in which a normalization of FEurate occurs after correction of hyponatremia. Previous studies suggest as well that an elevated FEurate with normonatremia, without pre-existing hyponatremia, is also consistent with RSW, including studies demonstrating induction of RSW in rats infused with plasma from normonatremic neurosurgical and Alzheimer’s disease patients. The present studies were designed to test whether precipitates from the urine of normonatremic neurosurgical patients, with either normal or elevated FEurate, and patients with SIADH, display natriuretic activity. Methods: Ammonium sulfate precipitates from the urine of 6 RSW and 5 non-RSW Control patients were dialyzed (10 kDa cutoff) to remove the ammonium sulfate, lyophilized, and the reconstituted precipitate was tested for its effect on transcellular transport of
22Na across LLC-PK1 cells grown to confluency in transwells. Results: Precipitates from 5 of the 6 patients with elevated FEurate and normonatremia significantly inhibited the
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22Na above a concentration of 3 μg protein/ml, by 10-25%, versus to vehicle alone, and by 15-40% at concentrations of 5-20 μg/ml as compared to precipitates from 4 of the 5 non-RSW patients with either normal FEurate and normonatremia (2 patients) or with SIADH (2 patients). Conclusion: These studies provide further evidence that an elevated FEurate with normonatremia is highly consistent with RSW. Evidence in the urine of natriuretic activity suggests significant renal excretion of the natriuretic factor. The potentially large source of the natriuretic factor that this could afford, coupled with small analytical sample sizes required by the
in-vitro bioassay used here, should facilitate future experimental analysis and allow the natriuretic factor to be investigated as a potential biomarker for RSW.
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- Steven J Youmans
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY, 11568, USA
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- Graduate Program in Genetics, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, 21814, USA ; Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbour, NY, 11724, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY, 11501, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY, 11501, USA ; SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY, 21814, USA
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Pierrakos C, Taccone FS, Decaux G, Vincent JL, Brimioulle S. Urea for treatment of acute SIADH in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage: a single-center experience. Ann Intensive Care 2012; 2:13. [PMID: 22647340 PMCID: PMC3488535 DOI: 10.1186/2110-5820-2-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2011] [Accepted: 04/04/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background Hyponatremia occurring as a result of the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) or cerebral salt wasting syndrome is a common complication in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). The efficacy and safety of urea as treatment for SIADH-induced hyponatremia has not been reported in this population. Methods This is a retrospective analysis of all patients admitted to our department for nontraumatic SAH between January 2003 and December 2008 (n = 368). All patients with SIADH-induced hyponatremia (plasma sodium < 135 mEq/L, urine sodium > 20 mEq/L, and osmolality > 200 mOsm/kg; absence of overt dehydration or hypovolemia; no peripheral edema or renal failure; no history of adrenal or thyroid disease) routinely received urea per os when hyponatremia was associated with clinical deterioration or remained less than 130 mEq/L despite saline solution administration. Results Forty-two patients developed SIADH and were treated with urea. Urea was started after a median of 7 (IQR, 5–10) days and given orally at doses of 15–30 g tid or qid for a median of 5 (IQR, 3–7) days. The median plasma sodium increase over the first day of treatment was 3 (IQR, 1–6) mEq/L. Hyponatremia was corrected in all patients, with median times to Na+ >130 and >135 mEq/L of 1 (IQR, 1–2) and 3 (IQR, 2–4) days, respectively. Urea was well tolerated, and no adverse effects were reported. Conclusions Oral urea is an effective and well-tolerated treatment for SIADH-induced hyponatremia in SAH patients.
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- Charalampos Pierrakos
- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
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The appropriate management of hyponatraemia is reliant on the accurate identification of the underlying cause of the hyponatraemia. In the light of evidence which has shown that the use of a clinical algorithm appears to improve accuracy in the differential diagnosis of hyponatraemia, the European Hyponatraemia Network considered the use of two algorithms. One was developed from a nephrologist's view of hyponatraemia, while the other reflected the approach of an endocrinologist. Both of these algorithms concurred on the importance of assessing effective blood volume status and the measurement of urine sodium concentration in the diagnostic process. To demonstrate the importance of accurate diagnosis to the correct treatment of hyponatraemia, special consideration was given to hyponatraemia in neurosurgical patients. The differentiation between the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH), acute adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) deficiency, fluid overload and cerebral salt-wasting syndrome was discussed. In patients with SIADH, fluid restriction has been the mainstay of treatment despite the absence of an evidence base for its use. An approach to using fluid restriction to raise serum tonicity in patients with SIADH and to identify patients who are likely to be recalcitrant to fluid restriction was also suggested.
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- Chris Thompson
- Academic Department of Endocrinology, Beaumont Hospital and RCSI Medical School, Beaumont Road, Dublin 9, Ireland.
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Hannon MJ, Sherlock M, Thompson CJ. Pituitary dysfunction following traumatic brain injury or subarachnoid haemorrhage - in "Endocrine Management in the Intensive Care Unit". Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2011; 25:783-98. [PMID: 21925078 DOI: 10.1016/j.beem.2011.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Traumatic brain injury and subarachnoid haemorrhage are important causes of morbidity and mortality in the developed world. There is a large body of evidence that demonstrates that both conditions may adversely affect pituitary function in both the acute and chronic phases of recovery. Diagnosis of hypopituitarism and accurate treatment of pituitary disorders offers the opportunity to improve mortality and outcome in both traumatic brain injury and subarachnoid haemorrhage. In this article, we will review the history and pathophysiology of pituitary function in the acute phase following traumatic brain injury and subarachnoid haemorrhage, and we will discuss in detail three key aspects of pituitary dysfunction which occur in the early course of TBI; acute cortisol deficiency, diabetes insipidus and SIAD.
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- M J Hannon
- Academic Department of Endocrinology, Beaumont Hospital/RCSI Medical School, Beaumont Road, Dublin 9, Ireland
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Diedler J, Sykora M, Hacke W. Critical Care of the Patient with Acute Stroke. Stroke 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-1-4160-5478-8.10052-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Shapiro DS, Sonnenblick M, Galperin I, Melkonyan L, Munter G. Severe hyponatraemia in elderly hospitalized patients: prevalence, aetiology and outcome. Intern Med J 2010; 40:574-80. [PMID: 20298512 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2010.02217.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hyponatraemia is the commonest electrolyte disorder in the elderly. Data on severe hyponatraemia and the prevalence of cerebral salt wasting syndrome (CSWS) in elderly hospitalized patients are lacking. We studied the incidence, frequency of various aetiologies, outcome and the possible role of CSWS in severe hyponatraemia in elderly medical patients. METHODS A prospective, observational, non-interventional study conducted over a 5-month period in medical wards. Eighty-six patients aged over 65 years with serum sodium levels < or =125 mEq/L were included. All patients were examined by one of the authors, who also evaluated potential contributing factors. Demographic, clinical and outcome data were extracted from the medical records. RESULTS The mean age of the patients was 82.1 + 8.7 years. The prevalence of hyponatraemia was 6.2% (8.1% women and 4.0% men (P < 0.001)). There was no increase in incidence of hyponatraemia with age. The leading cause of hyponatraemia was the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH), whose aetiology could be determined in only 46% of cases. Aetiology was multifactorial in 51% of patients (1.7 aetiological factors per patient). All patients with thiazide-induced hyponatraemia had other contributing factors. Hyperglycaemia and hypoalbuminaemia were predictors of neurological manifestations of hyponatraemia. Overall in-hospital mortality was 19%. Only hypoalbuminaemia was found as an independent risk factor for death. In none of the patients was the hyponatraemia due to CSWS. CONCLUSION Severe hyponatraemia in elderly hospitalized medical patients is more frequent in women and of multifactorial aetiology in 50% of cases. It is most commonly caused by SIADH; CSWS is an unlikely cause.
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- D S Shapiro
- Department of Geriatrics, Shaare-Zedek Medical Center Jerusalem, Israel.
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Bitew S, Imbriano L, Miyawaki N, Fishbane S, Maesaka JK. More on renal salt wasting without cerebral disease: response to saline infusion. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009; 4:309-15. [PMID: 19201917 PMCID: PMC2637602 DOI: 10.2215/cjn.02740608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2008] [Accepted: 11/17/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The existence and prevalence of cerebral salt wasting (CSW) or the preferred term, renal salt wasting (RSW), and its differentiation from syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) have been controversial. This controversy stems from overlapping clinical and laboratory findings and an inability to assess the volume status of these patients. The authors report another case of RSW without clinical cerebral disease and contrast it to SIADH. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS Three patients with hyponatremia, hypouricemia, increased fractional excretion (FE) of urate, urine sodium >20 mmol/L, and concentrated urines were infused with isotonic saline after collection of baseline data. RESULTS One patient with RSW had pneumonia without cerebral disease and showed increased plasma aldosterone and FEphosphate, and two patients with SIADH had increased blood volume, low plasma renin and aldosterone, and normal FEphosphate. The patient with RSW responded to isotonic saline by excretion of dilute urines, prompt correction of hyponatremia, and normal water loading test after volume repletion. Hypouricemia and increased FEurate persisted after correction of hyponatremia. Two patients with SIADH failed to dilute their urines and remained hyponatremic during 48 and 110 h of saline infusion. CONCLUSIONS The authors demonstrate appropriate stimulation of ADH in RSW. Differences in plasma renin and aldosterone levels and FEphosphate can differentiate RSW from SIADH, as will persistent hypouricemia and increased FEurate after correction of hyponatremia in RSW. FEphosphate was the only contrasting variable at baseline. The authors suggest an approach to treat the hyponatremic patient meeting criteria for SIADH and RSW and changing CSW to the more appropriate term, RSW
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- Solomon Bitew
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and Department of Medicine, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York, USA
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Cerdà-Esteve M, Cuadrado-Godia E, Chillaron JJ, Pont-Sunyer C, Cucurella G, Fernández M, Goday A, Cano-Pérez JF, Rodríguez-Campello A, Roquer J. Cerebral salt wasting syndrome: review. Eur J Intern Med 2008; 19:249-54. [PMID: 18471672 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2007.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2007] [Revised: 06/04/2007] [Accepted: 06/29/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Hyponatremia is the most frequent electrolyte disorder in critically neurological patients. Cerebral salt wasting syndrome (CSW) is defined as a renal loss of sodium during intracranial disease leading to hyponatremia and a decrease in extracellular fluid volume. The pathogenesis of this disorder is still not completely understood. Sympathetic responses as well as some natriuretic factors play a role in this syndrome. Distinction between SIADH and CSW might be difficult. The essential point is the volemic state. It is necessary to rule out other intermediate causes. Treatment requires volume replacement and maintenance of a positive salt balance. Mineral corticoids may be useful in complicated cases.
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- M Cerdà-Esteve
- Endocrinology Department, Hospital Universitari del Mar, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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Whitmire SJ. Nutrition-Focused Evaluation and Management of Dysnatremias. Nutr Clin Pract 2008; 23:108-21. [DOI: 10.1177/0884533608314531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Susan J. Whitmire
- From the Departments of Clinical Nutrition Services and Gastroenterology/Nutrition, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania
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The term cerebral salt wasting (CSW) was introduced before the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion was described in 1957. Subsequently, CSW virtually vanished, only to reappear a quarter century later in the neurosurgical literature. A valid diagnosis of CSW requires evidence of inappropriate urinary salt losses and reduced "effective arterial blood volume." With no gold standard, the reported measures of volume depletion do not stand scrutiny. We cannot tell the difference between CSW and the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion. Furthermore, the distinction does not make a difference; regardless of volume status, hyponatremia complicating intracranial disease should be treated with hypertonic saline.
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Hyponatremia is an important and common electrolyte disorder in tumor patients and one that has been reported in association with a number of different primary diagnoses. The correct diagnosis of the pathophysiological basis for each patient is important because it significantly alters the treatment approach. In this article, we review the epidemiology and presentation of patients with hyponatremia, the pathophysiologic groups for the disorder with respect to sodium and water balance and the diagnostic measures for determining the correct pathophysiologic groups. We then present the various treatment options based on the pathophysiologic groups including a mathematical approach to the use of hypertonic saline in management. In cancer patients, hyponatremia is a serious comorbidity that requires particular attention as its treatment varies by pathophysiologic groups, and its consequences can have a deleterious effect on the patient's health.
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- Adedayo A Onitilo
- MSCR, Marshfield Clinic, Weston Center, 3501 Cranberry Boulevard, Weston, WI 54476, USA.
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Leblanc PE, Cheisson G, Geeraerts T, Tazarourte K, Duranteau J, Vigué B. Le syndrome de perte de sel d'origine cérébrale existe-t-il? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 26:948-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2007.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Hyponatremia in neurological patients: cerebral salt wasting versus inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion. Intensive Care Med 2007; 34:125-31. [PMID: 17952405 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-007-0905-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2007] [Accepted: 09/23/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess whether hyponatremia in acute neurological patients is associated with the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) or with the cerebral salt-wasting syndrome (CSWS). DESIGN Clinical, controlled, prospective study. SETTING Department of intensive care of a tertiary care academic hospital. PATIENTS Forty acute neurological patients with hyponatremia suggesting SIADH or CSWS (20) or with normonatremia (20). INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Measurement of clinical and biological variables. Measurement of blood, plasma, and red blood cell volumes to discriminate SIADH and CSWS. Renal, adrenal and thyroid functions were normal in all patients. Average blood, plasma, and red blood cell volumes were 54, 37 and 17ml/kg in control patients and 54, 37 and 18ml/kg in hyponatremic patients, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The adequate blood volumes in hyponatremic patients confirm the diagnosis of SIADH and do not support the concept of CSWS.
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Cardoso AP, Dragosavac D, Araújo S, Falcão AL, Terzi RG, Castro MD, Marcondes FG, Melo TG, Oliveira RA, Cintra EA. Syndromes related to sodium and arginine vasopressin alterations in post-operative neurosurgery. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 2007; 65:745-51. [DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2007000500003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2007] [Accepted: 06/25/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND: Cerebral salt wasting syndrome (CSWS), syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) and diabetes insipidus (DI) are frequently found in postoperative neurosurgery. PURPOSE: To identify these syndromes following neurosurgery. METHOD: The study included 30 patients who had been submitted to tumor resection and cerebral aneurysm clipping. Sodium levels in serum and urine and urine volume were measured daily up to the 5th day following surgery. Plasma arginine vasopressin (AVP) was measured on the first, third and fifth days post-surgery. RESULTS: CSWS was found in 27/30 patients (90%), in 14 (46.7%) of whom it was associated with a reduction in the levels of plasma AVP (mix syndrome). SIADH was found in 3/30 patients (10%). There was no difference between the two groups of patients. CONCLUSION: CSWS was the most common syndrome found, and in half the cases it was associated with DI. SIADH was the least frequent syndrome found.
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Maesaka JK, Miyawaki N, Palaia T, Fishbane S, Durham JHC. Renal salt wasting without cerebral disease: diagnostic value of urate determinations in hyponatremia. Kidney Int 2007; 71:822-6. [PMID: 17311074 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- J K Maesaka
- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York 11501, USA.
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- O M Gutierrez
- Nephrology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
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von Bismarck P, Ankermann T, Eggert P, Claviez A, Fritsch MJ, Krause MF. Diagnosis and management of cerebral salt wasting (CSW) in children: the role of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP). Childs Nerv Syst 2006; 22:1275-81. [PMID: 16607534 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-006-0091-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2005] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to report our experience with diagnosis and management of cerebral salt wasting (CSW) in children and to evaluate the role of atrial natriuretic peptide/brain natriuretic peptide (ANP/BNP) in pediatric patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS We present nine children suffering from prevalent cerebral disease--seven of whom underwent anesthesia and surgical procedures--with features of CSW, seen within a 22-month period. The symptoms, patient characteristics (including hormone status), monitoring, treatment protocol, and outcome are described. RESULTS Natriuresis (urine Na+ concentrations 131 to >250 mmol/l) and polyuria (5.5+/-1.5 ml/kg/h) with increased Na+ turnover (maximum Na+ loss: median 1.50 mmol Na+/kg/h, range 0.47 to >3.50) vanished within 2 weeks in 6/9 patients (increase in serum Na+ from 127+/-2 mmol/l to 136+/-1). K+ excretion was also high (maximum K+ loss: median 0.18 mmol K+/kg/h, range 0.09-0.53). ANP/BNP as suspected causes of salt wasting were elevated only in 1/6 and 2/7 patients, respectively. Plasma renin activities and aldosterone levels were either suppressed or in the low normal range. CONCLUSION Natriuresis and polyuria are the main diagnostic criteria for CSW. The fluid balance in CSW is negative, in contrast to a positive fluid balance in SIADH. The length of the disease is self-limited and generally ceases within 2 weeks, while Na+, K+, and fluid turnover should be monitored carefully. Only a minority of our children showed elevated ANP/BNP levels. A dose/effect relationship for natriuretic peptide levels and increased Na+ turnover could not be established.
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- Philipp von Bismarck
- Department of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Schwanenweg 20, 24105, Kiel, Germany
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The syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis is the most common cause of euvolemic hyponatremia and complicates a wide spectrum of diseases and neurosurgical conditions. The syndrome is characterized by clinical euvolemia, dilute plasma osmolality and inappropriately concentrated urine, with normal renal, adrenal and thyroid function. Hyponatremia in syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis represents an excess of plasma water, rather than sodium deficiency. The severity of hyponatremia is limited by renal escape from antidiuresis. Treatment varies according to symptoms, severity and speed of onset of hyponatremia. Acute, severe, symptomatic hyponatremia may require rapid treatment with hypertonic saline, with care to avoid central pontine myelinosis. Chronic hyponatremia is managed with fluid restriction and demeclocycline for unresponsive cases. Vasopressin antagonists represent a new option for chronic hyponatremia of syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis.
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- Rachel K Crowley
- a Department of Academic Endocrinology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland.
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Revilla-Pacheco FR, Herrada-Pineda T, Loyo-Varela M, Modiano-Esquenazi M. Cerebral salt wasting syndrome in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurol Res 2005; 27:418-22. [PMID: 15949241 DOI: 10.1179/016164105x17152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Hydroelectrolytic disturbances are part of the complications of subarachnoid hemorrhage. Cerebral salt wasting syndrome (CSWS) must be considered when hyponatremia is associated with a decrease in circulating volume. We performed this study to determine the clinical characteristics and management paradigm of patients with serum sodium concentration abnormalities and aneurysmatic subarachnoid hemorrhage. METHODS We analyzed retrospectively clinical and laboratory data from eight patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage due to rupture of an intracranial saccular aneurysm and cerebral salt wasting syndrome. Their course, as well as their clinical findings and treatment, are described. RESULTS In eight patients, hyponatremia that lasted for more than 24 hours was detected (serum sodium under 135 mEq/l). The sodium disturbance occurred between day 3 and day 10 in all cases, in six of them in day 7 or day 8. The specific treatment for CSWS was to increase volume delivery according to the characteristics of the patient. Except for one case, none of the remaining patients required more than 72 hours of treatment to correct hyponatremia. No treatment-related complications were found CONCLUSION Cerebral salt wasting syndrome, occurring in some patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage, is more commonly related to certain specific anatomic locations of the ruptured aneurysm, responds to sodium replacement therapy and fluids and can be diagnosed and treated based on the clinical, hydroelectrolytic and hemodynamic course of the patient. Further studies are needed to define the underlying mechanism of this condition.
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Hoorn EJ, Halperin ML, Zietse R. Diagnostic approach to a patient with hyponatraemia: traditional versus physiology-based options. QJM 2005; 98:529-40. [PMID: 15955797 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hci081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The usual diagnostic approach to a patient with hyponatraemia is based on the clinical assessment of the extracellular fluid (ECF) volume, and laboratory parameters such as plasma osmolality, urine osmolality and/or urine sodium concentration. Several clinical diagnostic algorithms (CDA) applying these diagnostic parameters are available to the clinician. However, the accuracy and utility of these CDAs has never been tested. Therefore, we performed a survey in which 46 physicians were asked to apply all existing, unique CDAs for hyponatraemia to four selected cases of hyponatraemia. The results of this survey showed that, on average, the CDAs enabled only 10% of physicians to reach a correct diagnosis. Several weaknesses were identified in the CDAs, including a failure to consider acute hyponatraemia, the belief that a modest degree of ECF contraction can be detected by physical examination supported by routine laboratory data, and a tendency to diagnose the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone prior to excluding other causes of hyponatraemia. We conclude that the typical architecture of CDAs for hyponatraemia represents a hierarchical order of isolated clinical and/or laboratory parameters, and that they do not take into account the pathophysiological context, the mechanism by which hyponatraemia developed and the clinical dangers of hyponatraemia. These restrictions are important for physicians confronted with hyponatraemic patients and may require them to choose different approaches. We therefore conclude this review with the presentation of a more physiology-based approach to hyponatraemia, which seeks to overcome some of the limitations of the existing CDAs.
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- E J Hoorn
- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Brouh Y, Paut O, Tsimaratos M, Camboulives J. [Postoperative hyponatremia in children: pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 23:39-49. [PMID: 15022629 DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2003.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To review the current data on pathophysiology, causes and management of postoperative hyponatremia in children. DATA SOURCES AND EXTRACTION The Pubmed database was searched for articles, combined with references analysis of major articles on the field. DATA SYNTHESIS The incidence of postoperative hyponatremia has been evaluated at 0.34% and its mortality significant. Postoperative hyponatremia is triggered by the diminished renal ability to excrete free water, due to antidiuretic hormone release. Inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone is frequently seen after spine, cardiac and neurosurgery but can occur even after minor surgery. In this context, the infusion of hypotonic fluids represents a strong risk factor for developing hyponatremia. Other causes of hyponatremia are represented by extrarenal fluid losses, cerebral salt wasting syndrome, desalination phenomenon, adrenal insufficiency or some medications. Preventive treatment is essential and based on prohibition of hypotonic fluids infusion and the use of isotonic fluids infusions, maintenance of a normal total blood volume, the observance of the good practice recommendations for fluid infusion in children, and frequent blood and urine sodium concentration determinations in patients at risk for developing hyponatremia. Hyponatremic encephalopathy requires an emergent management, consisting in respiratory care and hypertonic sodium chloride infusion. Chronic hyponatremia is most often asymptomatic and the main neurological risk factor is represented by a too rapid correction of plasma sodium, which may lead to centropontine myelinolysis.
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- Y Brouh
- Département d'anesthésie et de réanimation pédiatrique, faculté de médecine, université de la Méditerranée, CHU Timone-enfants, Marseille, France
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This discussion emphasizes two aspects of hyponatremia: classification according to effective osmolality of the body fluid, and distinction between appropriate and inappropriate ADH secretion. Assessment of the effective osmolality is important because the main deleterious effect of hyponatremia is cell overhydration, which occurs only when the effective osmolality is reduced. Since most cases of hyponatremia are associated with low effective osmolality, cell overhydration is a hallmark of acute hyponatremia. On the other hand, one must be aware of other types of hyponatremia in which effective osmolality is either normal or even increased. Inappropriateness of ADH secretion is defined as ADH secretion that occurs despite low effective osmolality and normal or expanded effective vascular volume. ADH secretion that occurs in hyponatremia is deemed appropriate if the effective vascular volume is low. The use of laboratory parameters is much more reliable in determining effective vascular volume than is careful physical examination.
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- Man S Oh
- Department of Medicine, State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn, N.Y. 11203, USA.
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Berger TM, Kistler W, Berendes E, Raufhake C, Walter M. Hyponatremia in a pediatric stroke patient: syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion or cerebral salt wasting? Crit Care Med 2002; 30:792-5. [PMID: 11940747 DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200204000-00012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the potential role of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) in the pathogenesis of cerebral salt wasting. DESIGN Clinical case report. SETTING Regional pediatric intensive care unit. PATIENT A 3-yr-old boy with a cerebral infarct secondary to traumatic carotid artery dissection who developed hyponatremia associated with weight loss and excessive renal sodium excretion on the sixth day after hospitalization. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Plasma concentrations of ANP, BNP, antidiuretic hormone, and renin were determined serially and compared with concentrations measured in a group of eight healthy children undergoing elective surgical procedures. Compared with controls, ANP and BNP plasma concentrations on the eighth day after hospitalization were increased 1.9-fold and 7.7-fold, respectively. Thereafter, the course of ANP and BNP paralleled that of sodium and H2O excretion and remained elevated until the 14th (BNP) and 16th (ANP) days after hospitalization. Serum antidiuretic hormone and renin concentrations were within normal ranges during the entire observation period. CONCLUSION Cerebral salt wasting is associated with elevated plasma concentrations of ANP and BNP. Natriuretic peptides may play a role in the pathogenesis of this syndrome.
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- Thomas M Berger
- Department of Pediatrics, Kinderspital Luzern, Luzern, Switzerland
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Berkenbosch JW, Lentz CW, Jimenez DF, Tobias JD. Cerebral salt wasting syndrome following brain injury in three pediatric patients: suggestions for rapid diagnosis and therapy. Pediatr Neurosurg 2002; 36:75-9. [PMID: 11893888 DOI: 10.1159/000048356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The association between hyponatremia and intracranial pathology has been well described. When accompanied by natriuresis, hyponatremia has most commonly been attributed to inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone. However, there is growing evidence to suggest that many of these patients may actually have cerebral mediated salt losses, a disorder referred to as the cerebral salt wasting syndrome (CSWS). While this syndrome has been reasonably well described in adults, data regarding CSWS in pediatric-aged patients remains sparse. Since fluid management of these disorders is different, it is important that the clinician be able to rapidly differentiate between them. We report three cases of CSWS in acutely brain-injured children and comment on the role that early quantitation of urine volume and urine sodium concentration had in rapidly establishing the correct diagnosis.
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- John W Berkenbosch
- Department of Child Health, The University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65212, USA.
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Kinik ST, Kandemir N, Baykan A, Akalan N, Yordam N. Fludrocortisone treatment in a child with severe cerebral salt wasting. Pediatr Neurosurg 2001; 35:216-9. [PMID: 11694800 DOI: 10.1159/000050424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Hyponatremia is a common complication of intracranial disease or surgery. An evaluation should be undertaken to determine whether cerebral salt wasting (CSW) or inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone is present as a cause. Since the treatment principles are completely different in the two pathological states, differential diagnosis is very important. CSW is defined as the renal loss of sodium leading to hyponatremia and decreased extracellular fluid volume. In the literature, it has been noted that mineralocorticoid administration can be useful in CSW cases. We herein present an 11-year-old boy who developed hyponatremic seizures after intracranial tumor resection. He was diagnosed with CSW on the basis of high urinary sodium excretion and increased urine output, together with signs and symptoms of dehydration. Despite intensive fluid and salt therapy, we were unable to decrease the urinary output. Therefore, fludrocortisone therapy was administered and his urinary output and sodium excretion were decreased and his serum sodium level was normalized. In conclusion, in addition to fluid and salt replacement, mineralocorticoid supplementation also seems to be a safe and effective treatment for CSW.
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- S T Kinik
- Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ihsan Dogramaci Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
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The systemic complications associated with neurologic disease constitute an extensive topic, because the central nervous system controls many of the functions of the other organ systems in the body and because the brain cannot live in isolation of these systems. The precise mechanisms of many of these systemic alterations are poorly understood, but they appear to depend on the location and the severity of the initial central nervous system pathologic lesion.
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- M F Arango
- Departmento de Anestesia, Clínica Las Americas, Medellín-Colombia, Medellín, Colombia
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von Vigier RO, Colombo SM, Stoffel PB, Meregalli P, Truttmann AC, Bianchetti MG. Circulating sodium in acute meningitis. Am J Nephrol 2001; 21:87-90. [PMID: 11359014 DOI: 10.1159/000046229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND In acute meningitis hyponatremia is common and traditionally attributed exclusively to inappropriate water retention. However, the exact mechanisms underlying hyponatremia are unknown. METHODS The files of 300 pediatric patients with acute bacterial (n = 190) or aseptic (n = 110) meningitides were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS The plasma sodium level ranged from 122 to 148 mmol/l and was low (<133 mmol/l) in 97 patients. Fluid volume contraction was significantly more pronounced in hyponatremia (median 6.0. 10(-2)) than in normonatremia (median 2.0. 10(-2)). The fractional sodium excretion was less than 1.00. 10(-2) in the 26 hyponatremic children with this measurement. CONCLUSION In acute meningitis hyponatremia is not exclusively brought about by inappropriate water retention.
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- R O von Vigier
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Bern, Switzerland
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Bracco D, Favre JB, Ravussin P. [Hyponatremia in neurologic intensive care: cerebral salt wasting syndrome and inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion]. ANNALES FRANCAISES D'ANESTHESIE ET DE REANIMATION 2001; 20:203-12. [PMID: 11270242 DOI: 10.1016/s0750-7658(00)00286-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hyponatraemia is a frequent complication in neurologically injured patients; it is a secondary cerebral injury. Hyponatraemia leads to consciousness problems, convulsions, worsening of the neurological status and thus the neurological evaluation. Hyponatraemia is secondary to free water retention (inappropriate ADH secretion) or to renal salt loss. The cerebral salt wasting syndrome (CSWS) has been described with head injury, subarachnoid haemorrhage and after several sorts of brain insults. It is characterised by an increased natriuresis and diuresis. Diagnosis is based on hyponatraemia, hypernatriuresis, increased diuresis and hypovolaemia. However, inappropriate ADH secretion and CSWS share several diagnostic criteria. The atrial natriuretic factor and the C-type natriuretic factors play a role in the development of the CSWS. The diagnostic approach and monitoring are based on the assessment of sodium and water losses. Therapy is based on correction of the circulating volume and natraemia. Speed of correction is a matter of debate: slow correction presents the risk of further neurological injury whereas rapid correction presents the risk of central pontine myelinosis.
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- D Bracco
- Département d'anesthésiologie et de réanimation, hôpital de Sion, 1950 Sion, Suisse
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Edema, both in its cellular and tissue form, is a frequent complication in critically ill patients. In health, a balance is struck between intracellular and extracellular osmotic forces and interstitial and intravascular oncotic forces, which in turn governs fluid distribution between the intracellular, extracellular and interstitial fluid compartments. The use of hypo- and hypernotic electrolyte solutions has major effects on brain cells, which can be detrimental or beneficial. The controversy over the use of colloids versus crystalloid solutions in critically ill patients remains unresolved.
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- D Bohn
- University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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