2009•Huazhong yixue zazhiRequires access
Clinical analysis of hyponatremia in patients with cirrhosis
Xu Liu
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Abstract
Objective To investigate the clinical features of hyponatremia in patients with cirrhosis.Methods The levels of serum sodium in 63 patients with cirrhosis were retrospectively analyzed.Results With the progress of cirrhosis,the number of patients with lower serum sodium was gradually increased.The lower the serum sodium was,the greater the number of patients with hepatic encephalopathy,hepatorenal syndrome and obstinate ascites.Conclusion The decrease of the serum sodium is positively correlated with the severity of liver function damage and the incidence of complications in patients with cirrhosis.The serum sodium level may be used as an important predictor in evaluating the severity and prognosis of cirrhotic patients.