Research Article
Management Strategies and Outcomes for Hyponatremia in Cirrhosis in the Hyponatremia Registry
Table 1
Baseline demographic characteristics.
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Abbreviations: BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CHF, congestive heart failure; HN, hyponatremia; [Na+], sodium concentration; SD, standard deviation; SIADH, syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion. vs CHF and cirrhosis, and CHF vs cirrhosis: P <0.001. vs CHF: P = 0.79; and SIADH and CHF vs cirrhosis: P <0.001. vs CHF and cirrhosis: P <0.001; CHF vs cirrhosis: P = 0.01. vs CHF and cirrhosis: P <0.001; and CHF vs cirrhosis: P = 0.05. during previous hospital admission in prior 12 months. missing for 24 patients in All, 19 in SIADH, and 4 in CHF populations; SIADH vs CHF: P = 0.04; SIADH vs cirrhosis: P = 0.001; and CHF vs cirrhosis: P <0.001. vs CHF and cirrhosis: P <0.001; and CHF vs cirrhosis: P = 0.01. specialist defined as nephrologist or endocrinologist. 171 patients without a diagnosis of SIADH, cirrhosis, or CHF. |