Korean Journal of Clinical Pharmacy (한국임상약학회지)

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Prevalence and factors associated with hyponatremia in older adults who visited emergency department

응급실을 방문한 노인 환자의 저나트륨혈증 유병률 및 위험인자 분석

  • Kim, Geonnyeon (Department of Pharmacy, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) ;
  • Shin, Sangmi (Department of Pharmacy, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) ;
  • Suh, Yewon (Department of Pharmacy, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) ;
  • Namgung, Hyungwook (Department of Pharmacy, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Jeonghwa (Department of Pharmacy, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Euni (College of Pharmacy & Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, Ju-Yeun (Department of Pharmacy, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital)
  • 김건년 (분당서울대학교병원 약제부) ;
  • 신상미 (분당서울대학교병원 약제부) ;
  • 서예원 (분당서울대학교병원 약제부) ;
  • 남궁형욱 (분당서울대학교병원 약제부) ;
  • 이정화 (분당서울대학교병원 약제부) ;
  • 김은경 (서울대학교 약학대학) ;
  • 이주연 (분당서울대학교병원 약제부)
  • Received : 2022.02.28
  • Accepted : 2022.05.04
  • Published : 2022.06.30
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Abstract

Objectives: Hyponatremia is prevalent electrolyte disorder and can be fatal in older adults. Evaluative studies on hyponatremia among older adults are scarce, especially targeting for those who visited emergency department (ED). We aimed to estimate the prevalence and to identify risk factors of hyponatremia among elderly patients visiting the ED. Methods: A retrospective chart review was completed including 65 or older patients who visited ED at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital from September to December 2019. Patients with the serum sodium concentration of less than 130mEq/L was defined as a hyponatremia group. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to assess predictive factors for hyponatremia. Results: Of the total 2,445 patients, 155 (6.3%) were confirmed to have hyponatremia at the time of ED visits. Risk factors for hyponatremia identified in logistic regression analysis were thiazides (aOR=2.64, 95% CI 1.66-4.21), opioids (exclude tramadol) (aOR=3.45, 95% CI 1.72-6.94), and desmopressin (aOR=6.98, 95% CI 2.45-19.84). Compared to the use of thiazides alone, it was confirmed that the possibility of hyponatremia was more than quadrupled when proton pump inhibitor (PPI) was used together (aOR=4.08, 95% CI 1.74-9.55). Conclusions: About 6.3% of older adults visiting the ED had hyponatremia. Age, number of medications taken, previous history of hyponatremia, heart failure, cirrhosis, pneumonia, sepsis, prescribed drugs including thiazides, opioids (exclude tramadol), or desmopressin or taking PPI together with thiazides was confirmed to correlate with the risk of hyponatremia.

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