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ea0038p20 | Clinical biochemistry | SFEBES2015

Use of ADH antagonists results in lower hospital resource usage: a retrospective cohort study

Grant Paul , Jamookeeah Clare , Dhanjal Penny , Griffith Gethin

This retrospective cohort study examined Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) and Hospital Pharmacy Audit (HPA) data from 41 hospital trusts to understand how hyponatraemia secondary to syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) is currently treated in England, and to understand the associated resource use. Hyponatraemia is the electrolyte disturbance that is most commonly encountered in clinical practice (affecting 10–30% of hospitalised patients), wit...