Endocrine Abstracts

Rationale: Our aim has been to describe the assistance demand and the profile of patients treated in the eating disorders unit in our hospital.Methods: Observational retrospective study (reviewing medical histories).Results: One thousand two hundred and fourteen patients have been treated at the eating disorders unit between 1996 and 2012, 91.8% female. Age at first visit: 22.1±8.3 years. Time of monitoring tracking: 1.2±...

Introduction: Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic (SIAD) is the most frequent cause of hyponatremia in parenteral nutrition (PN) patients. Yet studies concerning SIAD therapy are lacking. Our objective was to describe SIAD treatment and determine pre-treatment predictors of failure to respond to fluid restriction (FR) and furosemide efficacy prediction in a group of patients with SIAD while receiving PN.Methods: Prospective, non-interventional, multic...