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ea0026p209 | Pituitary | ECE2011

Rationale and design of a global hyponatraemia registry

Verbalis J , Greenburg A , Gross P

Background: Hyponatraemia (HN) is the most common electrolyte disorder of hospitalised patients with a frequency approximating 15%. HN is associated with multiple co-morbidities as well as increases in length of stay (LOS), rehospitalisation, cardiovascular events, and death. This novel HN registry represents the first large-scale international effort to document the impact of HN on clinically relevant outcomes.Methods: The HN registry is an ongoing, glo...