Where there is sodium there may be sepsis

• Main Authors: Gerson De Freitas (Author), Anuragh Gudur (Author), Myriam Vela-Ortiz (Author), Jacek Jodelka (Author), David Livert (Author), Mahesh Krishnamurthy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hypernatremia affects up to 9% of critically ill patients upon hospital admission, especially in elderly patients with thirst impairment. However, hypernatremia is not entirely explained by fluid imbalance. Recent studies suggest that sodium is an important enhancer of the immune system, raising the...