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Journal of critical care · Apr 2017
Randomized Controlled TrialHydrochlorothiazide in intensive care unit-acquired hypernatremia: A randomized controlled trial.
- Marjolein M C O van IJzendoorn, Hanneke Buter, W Peter Kingma, Matty Koopmans, Gerjan Navis, and E Christiaan Boerma.
- Department of Intensive Care, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, PO Box 888, 8901 BK Leeuwarden, the Netherlands; Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Centre Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, the Netherlands. Electronic address: vanijzendoorn@kpnmail.nl.
- J Crit Care. 2017 Apr 1; 38: 225-230.
PurposeThiazides are suggested as a treatment for intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired hypernatremia (IAH). The primary aim of the study was reducing serum sodium concentration (sNa) in patients with IAH with hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) in comparison to placebo. Secondary end points were a difference in urine sodium concentration (uNa) and duration of severe IAH.MaterialsA monocentric, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was conducted in 50 patients with IAH and urine potassium + uNa less than sNa in a spot urine sample. Patients were randomized to HCT 25 mg or placebo 1 qd for maximal 7 days. Patients on renal replacement therapy, on medication inducing diabetes insipidus, or with recent use of diuretics were excluded. IAH was defined as sNa of at least 143 mmol/L.ResultsAt baseline, sNa and uNa were comparable between groups. During the study period, sNa decreased significantly with median 4 mmol/L in both groups, with no significant difference between groups (P=.32). Median uNa increased significantly in both groups (46 [16-86] mmol/L in the HCT-group; 20 [10-66]mmol/L in the placebo group), with no difference between groups (P=.34). Median duration of sNa of at least 145 mmol/L was 3 days in both groups (P=.91).ConclusionHCT 25 mg 1 qd did not significantly affect sNa or uNa in patients with IAH.Copyright © 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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