The Development of Intensive Care Unit Acquired Hypernatremia Is Not Explained by Sodium Overload or Water Deficit: A Retrospective Cohort Study on Water Balance and Sodium Handling

Table 3

Central venous pressure.

		s[Na] < 143 mmol/L	s[Na] ≥ 143 mmol/L	value
CVP admission, mmHg	MV ( = 70)	10 8–11	11 9–12	0.05
	No MV ( = 7)	= 2	= 5	NA
CVP 24 hours, mmHg	MV ( = 45)	8 5–11	9 5–12	0.78
	No MV ( = 32)	6 4–9	5 2–8	0.20
CVP 48 hours, mmHg	MV ( = 30)	7 3–11	9 6–12	0.40
	No MV ( = 47)	5 2–8	6 2–9	0.58

CVP: central venous pressure; MV: mechanical ventilation; NA: not applicable.