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Hyperosmolar dehydration: A predictor of kidney injury and outcome in hospitalised older adults

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Hospitalised older adults are vulnerable to dehydration. However, the prevalence of hyperosmolar dehydration (HD) and its impact on outcome is unknown. Serum osmolality is not measured routinely but osmolarity, a validated alternative, can be calculated using routinely measure...

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Autores principales: El-Sharkawy, Ahmed M., Devonald, Mark A.J., Humes, David J., Sahota, Opinder, Lobo, Dileep N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7403861/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31801657
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2019.11.030