Association Between Hyponatremia and Complicated Appendicitis

JAMA Surg. 2015 Sep;150(9):911-2. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2015.1258.

Authors

Dennis Y Kim¹, Nariman Nassiri¹, Christian de Virgilio¹, Michael P Ferebee², Amy H Kaji³, Camille E Hamilton¹, Darin J Saltzman²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Trauma/Acute Care Surgery/Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Harbor-UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) Medical Center, Torrance, California.
² Department of Surgery, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, California.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California.

PMID: 26222325
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2015.1258

No abstract available

Publication types

Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Appendectomy / methods*
Appendicitis / complications*
Appendicitis / diagnosis
Appendicitis / surgery
Female
Humans
Hyponatremia / blood
Hyponatremia / etiology*
Laparoscopy*
Male
Sodium / blood*
Young Adult

Substances

Sodium