Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Oct 2011
Postoperative hyponatremia following calvarial vault remodeling in craniosynostosis.
The incidence, severity, and risk factors for the development of hyponatremia in patients undergoing craniosynostosis surgery are not well known. ⋯ The incidence of postoperative hyponatremia after calvarial vault remodeling was determined to be 30.6%. Hyponatremia was significantly associated with increased pre-operative ICP, blood loss, and female gender (normal pre-operative ICP). The average decrease in sodium was greater in patients receiving hyponatremic postoperative IVF's.