Pericardial Effusion-Associated Hyponatremia

Table 1

Summary of case reports illustrating resolution of hyponatremia following pericardiocentesis.

Author	Age/gender	Serum sodium level before treatment (mEq/L)	Serum sodium level after treatment (mEq/L)	Pericardiocentesis drainage	Time for resolution of hyponatremia
Present case (2020)	67/M	119	131	1500 mL	36 hours
Dalia et al. [2]	70/F	109	132	750 mL	48 hours
Weekes et al. [3]	49/M	95	134	2200 mL	14 days
Shafique et al. [4]	59/M	105	123	1700 mL	18 hours
Mouallem et al. [5]	58/F	126	139	1500 mL	1 day
Groves et al. [6]	29/M	124	131	1500 mL	36 hours