Hyponatremia in the Hospital Setting: Interim Results from a Prospective, Observational, Multi-Center, Global Registry

Introduction and aims: Hyponatremia (HN) is the leading electrolyte abnormality in hospitalized patients (pts), and an independent predictor of increased mortality. This registry is designed to observe currently utilized management modalities for HN, characterize their relative efficacy, and assess their impact on hospital resource utilization. Methods: After informed consent or waiver, medical records of pts meeting the registry entry criteria, principally age ≥18 years, and euvolemic or hypervolemic HN (serum sodium ([Na]) ≤130 mmol/L) were abstracted. Accrual to date represents approximately 60% of the projec…