The Association Between the Serum Sodium Level and the Severity of Complications in Liver Cirrhosis
Jong Hoon Kim, June Sung Lee, Seuk Hyun Lee, Won Ki Bae, Nam-Hoon Kim, Kyung-Ah Kim, Young-Soo Moon
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(2):106-112. Published online June 8, 2009
Background/AimsDilutional hyponatremia associated with liver cirrhosis is caused by impaired free water clearance. Several studies have shown that serum sodium levels correlate with survival in cirrhotic patients. Little is known, however, regarding the relationship between th..
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