Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hyponatremia is the most frequent electrolyte alteration in hospitalized patients, and is associated with increased morbimortality. Hyponatremia in patients receiving parenteral nutrition (PN) is generally overlooked. Our objective was to classify the types of hyponatremia observed in patients on PN, and to describe the prescribed treatments and evolution.Material and methods: We undertook a prospective study of all patients on medical ward...