Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Sep 2014
Early intensive care unit-acquired hypernatremia in severe sepsis patients receiving 0.9% saline fluid resuscitation.
Intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired hypernatremia is associated with increased mortality and ascribed to excessive sodium/insufficient free water intakes. We aimed to determine whether the volume of intravenous 0.9% saline fluid resuscitation was associated with hypernatremia in severe sepsis. ⋯ Early acquired hypernatremia is a frequent complication in severe sepsis patients and is associated with the volume of 0.9% saline received during the first 48 h of admission.