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ea0035p732 | Neuroendocrinology | ECE2014

Hyponatremia in the emergency room of a general teaching hospital: room for improvement

Buigues Ana Ortola , Hernandez Martin Cuesta , Gracia Teresa Ruiz , Hoyos Emlia Gomez , Hernandez Irene Crespo , Capel Francisco Elias Fernandez , de Miguel Novoa Paz , Perez Jose Angel Diaz , Pascual Alfonso Calle , de la Vega Isabelle Runkle

Introduction: Hyponatremia(HN) is frequent in the emergency room(ER), yet often ignored, or poorly studied/managed. Our objective was to determine the characteristics of patients presenting HN at the ER of a general hospital.Methods: Retrospective analysis of all 347 patients(AllP) presenting/developing non-translocational HN (serum sodium (SNa)<135 mmol/l) the first 48 h at the Hospital Clinico San Carlos ER in August 2012. Volemia was determined by...