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Hydration and outcome in older patients admitted to hospital (The HOOP prospective cohort study)

Background: older adults are susceptible to dehydration due to age-related pathophysiological changes. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of hyperosmolar dehydration (HD) in hospitalised older adults, aged ≥65 years, admitted as an emergency and to assess the impact on short-term and long-term o...

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Autores principales: El-Sharkawy, Ahmed M., Watson, Phillip, Neal, Keith R., Ljungqvist, Olle, Maughan, Ron J., Sahota, Opinder, Lobo, Dileep N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4621229/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26316508
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afv119