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ea0034p51 | Clinical biochemistry | SFEBES2014

Hyponatraemia prior to discharge from hospital after a general medical admission is associated with a significantly increased risk of readmission within 28 days

Solanki Pratik , Whitelaw Benjamin , Leong Christine , Miell John , Aylwin Simon

Hyponatraemia is associated with adverse outcomes including increased mortality and risk of falls. It is not previously known whether hyponatraemia, on discharge from hospital, is associated with an increased risk of readmission.We conducted a retrospective cohort study identifying all patients admitted to a UK teaching hospital as emergency general medical admissions over a 2-month period. We identified all readmissions within 28 days of discharge and c...