Abstract: PO1437
The Prognostic Importance of Serum Sodium Levels at Hospital Discharge and 1-Year Mortality Among Hospitalized Patients
Session Information
- Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Disorders: Clinical - 1
October 22, 2020 | Location: On-Demand
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Category: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Disorders
- 902 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Disorders: Clinical
Authors
- Thongprayoon, Charat, Mayo Clinic Minnesota, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
- Cheungpasitporn, Wisit, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, United States
- Ghamrawi, Ranine, Mayo Clinic Minnesota, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
- Thirunavukkarasu, Sorkko, Mayo Clinic Minnesota, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
- Chewcharat, Api, Mayo Clinic Minnesota, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
- Kashani, Kianoush, Mayo Clinic Minnesota, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Background
The optimal range of serum sodium at hospital discharge is unclear. Our objective was to assess the one-year mortality based on discharge serum sodium in hospitalized patients.
Methods
We analyzed a cohort of hospitalized adult patients between 2011 and 2013 who survived hospital admission at a tertiary referral hospital. We categorized discharge serum sodium into five groups; ≤132, 133-137, 138-142, 143-147, and ≥148 mEq/L. We assessed one-year mortality risk after hospital discharge based on discharge serum sodium, using discharge sodium of 138-142 mEq/L as the reference group.
Results
Of 55,901 eligible patients, 4.9%, 29.8%, 56.1%, 8.9%, 0.3% had serum sodium of ≤132, 133-137, 138-142, 143-147, and ≥148 mEq/L, respectively. We observed a U-shaped association between discharge serum sodium and one-year mortality, with nadir mortality in discharge serum sodium of 138-142 mEq/L. When adjusting for potential confounders, including admission serum sodium, one-year mortality was significantly higher in both discharge serum sodium ≤137 and ≥143 mEq/L, compared with discharge serum sodium of 138-142 mEq/L. The mortality risk was the most prominent in elevated discharge serum sodium of ≥148 mEq/L (HR 3.86; 95% CI 3.05-4.88), exceeding the risk associated with low discharge serum sodium of ≤132 mEq/L (HR 1.43; 95% CI 1.30-1.57).
Conclusion
The optimal range of serum sodium at discharge was 138-142 mEq/L. Both hypernatremia and hyponatremia at discharge were associated with higher one-year mortality. The impact on higher one-year mortality was more prominent in hypernatremia than hyponatremia.