Hyponatremia and delirium in geriatric in-patients

• Conditions: E87.1; F05.0; Hypo-osmolality and hyponatraemia; Delirium not superimposed on dementia, so described

• Registration Number: DRKS00004280
• Lead Sponsor: Marienkrankenhaus Hamburg

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-02-11
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 282

Inclusion Criteria

Hyponatremia </= 130 mmol/l; informed consent by patient or legal representative

Exclusion Criteria

Contacted later than 48 hours after laboratory measurement of hyponatremia

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of hyponatremia throughout the observational period (calculated as number of hyponatremic cases divided by the number of all treated cases within the same period); prevalence of delirium in hyponatremic patients vs. normonatremic controls at the time of initial presentation T0

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mortality, independence of living after 6 months