Recommendations for active correction of hypernatremia in volume-resuscitated shock or sepsis patients should be taken with a grain of salt: A systematic review
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2018-03-21
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Quinn, Joseph W.
Sewell, Kerry
Simmons, Dell E.
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Background: Healthcare-acquired hypernatremia (serum sodium >145 mEq/dL) is common among critically ill and other
hospitalized patients and is usually treated with hypotonic fluid and/or diuretics to correct a “free water deficit.” However,
many hypernatremic patients are eu- or hypervolemic, and an evolving body of literature emphasizes the importance of
rapidly returning critically ill patients to a neutral fluid balance after resuscitation.
Objective: We searched for any randomized- or observational-controlled studies evaluating the impact of active interventions
intended to correct hypernatremia to eunatremia on any outcome in volume-resuscitated patients with shock and/or sepsis.
Data sources: We performed a systematic literature search with studies identified by searching MEDLINE, Embase,
Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, ClinicalTrials.gov, IndexCatalogue
of the Library of the Surgeon General’s Office, DARE (Database of Reviews of Effects), and CINAHL and scanning
reference lists of relevant articles with abstracts published in English.
Data synthesis: We found no randomized- or observational-controlled trials measuring the impact of active correction of
hypernatremia on any outcome in resuscitated patients.
Conclusion: Recommendations for active correction of hypernatremia in resuscitated patients with sepsis or shock are
unsupported by clinical research acceptable by modern evidence standards.
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https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312118762043