Hiponatremia en pacientes geriátricos con insuficiencia cardiaca / Hyponatremia in geriatric patients with heart failure

Introducción: La hiponatremia es la alteración electrolítica más frecuente en el paciente geriátrico. Existen evidencias que la asocian a un peor pronóstico en pacientes con insuficiencia cardiaca. Objetivo: Caracterizar los pacientes geriátricos ingresados con hiponatremia al ingreso e insuficiencia cardíaca. Método: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, longitudinal y prospectivo durante el año 2018 en el Hospital Universitario Clínico Quirúrgico Calixto García que incluyó 260 pacientes con insuficiencia cardíaca e hiponatremia al ingreso. Para el análisis estadístico de los datos reutilizaron la prueba de chi cuadrada y el análisis multivariado de ANOVA para la asociación entre variables. Resultados: La edad media fue 72,6 ± 8,2, predominaron las mujeres (55,0 por ciento). Prevaleció la puntuación de Charlson 3-4 (33,8 por ciento), la fracción de eyección conservada, 70,8 por ciento; clase funcional III, 33,8 por ciento; estadía menor a 6 días, 43,1 por ciento y fallecieron 51,9 por ciento de la muestra estudiada. Se asociaron significativamente con la mortalidad al egreso, el índice de comorbilidad y la clase funcional III-IV, p< 0,05. Conclusiones: Existe una elevada mortalidad en pacientes geriátricos hospitalizados por insuficiencia cardiaca e hiponatremia al ingreso asociada a la presencia de comorbilidad y a la clasificación de la insuficiencia cardiaca(AU)

Introduction: Hyponatremia is the most frequent electrolyte alteration in geriatric patients. There is evidence that associates it with a worse prognosis in patients with heart failure. Objective: To describe geriatric patients admitted with hyponatremia on admission and heart failure. Method: A descriptive, longitudinal and prospective study was carried out in 2018 at Calixto García Surgical Clinical University Hospital, including 260 patients with heart failure and hyponatremia on admission. For the statistical analysis of the data, they reused the chi-square test and the multivariate analysis of ANOVA for the association between variables. Results: The mean age was 72.6 ± 8.2, women predominated (55.0 percent). Prevalence was observed in the Charlson score 3-4 (33.8 percent), the ejection fraction preserved (70.8 percent); functional class III was 33.8 percent; 43.1 percent stayed less than 6 days and 51.9 percent of the sample studied died. They were significantly associated with mortality at discharge, the comorbidity index and functional class III-IV, p <0.05. Conclusions: There is a high mortality in geriatric patients hospitalized for heart failure and hyponatremia on admission associated with the presence of comorbidity and the classification of heart failure(AU)

Experiencia clínica con el uso ambulatorio de tolvaptan. Costes y efectividad en nueve casos / Clinical experience with Tolvaptan outpatient use. Cost and effectiveness in 9 cases

Resumen Introducción: La introducción de tolvaptan ha supuesto la principal novedad en el tratamiento de la hiponatremia en los últimos años. Objetivo: Describir la experiencia con tolvaptan en el Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, España. Método: Estudio observacional retrospectivo de utilización ambulatoria de tolvaptan en un hospital de tercer nivel, de marzo de 2014 a agosto de 2017. Resultados: Fueron tratados con tolvaptan de forma ambulatoria nueve pacientes, 23.1 % alcanzó eunatremia en 24 horas. Posterior a la administración de tolvaptan se registró reducción en días de hospitalización (361 versus 70, p = 0.007), especialmente por hiponatremia (306 versus 49, p = 0.009). Conclusiones: El uso a largo plazo de tolvaptan parece ser seguro y se relaciona con descenso en los días de hospitalización.

Abstract Introduction: Tolvaptan introduction has constituted the main therapeutic novelty in the management of hyponatremia in recent years. Objective: To describe the experience with this drug at Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, Spain. Method: Retrospective, observational study of tolvaptan outpatient use in a tertiary care hospital from March 2014 to August 2017. Results: A total of 9 patients were treated with tolvaptan in the outpatient setting. Eunatremia was reached in 24 h by 23.1%. After tolvaptan administration, a reduction in days of hospitalization was recorded (361 vs. 70; p = 0.007), especially in those days of hospitalization that were attributable to hyponatremia (306 vs. 49; p = 0.009). Conclusions: Long-term use of tolvaptan appears to be safe and is associated with a decrease in days of hospitalization.

Hiponatremia em pacientes internados / Hyponatremia in hospitalized patients

Objetivo: Avaliar a prevalência de hiponatremia em pacientes internados, determinando seu perfil epidemiológico. Métodos: Estudo prospectivo, observacional e longitudinal. Utilizou-se o banco de dados do hospital no período entre março e maio de 2017, com total de 320 indivíduos. A análise estatística foi rea- lizada por meio do Statistical Package for Social Science, versão 24.0. Resultados: Do total de 320 pacientes avaliados, 51,6% deles eram do sexo masculino. A idade média foi de 62,73 anos, e a maior parte era da cor parda. Desenvolveram hiponatremia no decorrer do estudo 135 (42,18%) pacientes. Diabéticos tiveram maior predisposição a desenvolver hiponatremia (57,7%). Outras comorbidades também foram frequentes, como hipertensão ar- terial sistêmica (61,9%) e doenças neurodegenerativas (23,3%). Conclusão: Houve maior prevalência de hiponatremia nos pa- cientes do sexo feminino, acima dos 60 anos e pardos. O diabetes mellitus foi considerado fator de risco para o desenvolvimento da hiponatremia. Os resultados visam ampliar a percepção a respeito desse distúrbio hidroeletrolítico tão encontrado na clínica médica e que, muitas vezes, não recebe a devida importância.

Objective: to evaluate the prevalence of hyponatremia in hos- pitalized patients, determining their epidemiological profile. Me- thods: This is a prospective, observational and longitudinal study. The hospital database was used from March to May 2017, with a total of 320 individuals. The statistical analysis was done by means of the Statistical Package for Social Science, version 24.0. Results: Of the 320 patients evaluated, 51.6% were male. The mean age was 62.73 years old, with most of them being brown-skinned. A total of 135 (42.18%) of the patients developed hyponatremia over the course of the study. Diabetics had greater predisposition to de- velop hyponatremia (57.7%). Other frequent comorbidities were systemic arterial hypertension (61.9%) and neurodegenerative diseases (23.3%). Conclusion: There was a higher prevalence in females, those above 60 years old, and brown-skinned. Diabetes mellitus was considered a risk factor for the development of hypo- natremia. The results aim to increase the perception regarding this hydroelectrolytic disorder frequently found in internal medi- cine practice, and that does not receive the proper importance.

Possible association between dysnatremias and mortality during hospitalization in patients undergoing acute hemodialysis: analysis from a Peruvian retrospective cohort / Possível associação entre distúrbios do sódio e mortalidade hospitalar em pacientes submetidos a hemodiálise aguda: análise de uma coorte retrospectiva peruana

Abstract Objective: To evaluate the association between dysnatremias or dyschloremias and mortality during hospitalization in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) or chronic kidney disease (CKD) undergoing acute hemodialysis. Methods: We carried out a retrospective cohort study on adult patients undergoing acute hemodialysis with AKI or CKD diagnosis at a public hospital in Lima, Peru. Dysnatremias were categorized as hyponatremia (Na < 135mmol/L) or hypernatremia (Na > 145mmol/L), and dyschloremias were defined as hypochloremia (Cl < 98 mmol/L) or hyperchloremia (Cl > 109mmol/L). The outcome of interest was mortality during hospitalization. We performed generalized lineal Poisson family models with bias-corrected and accelerated non-parametric bootstrap to estimate the risk ratios at crude (RR) and adjusted analysis (aRR) by gender, age, HCO3 (for all patients) and Liaño score (only for AKI) with CI95%. Results: We included 263 patients (mean age: 54.3 years, females: 43%): 191 with CKD and 72 with AKI. Mortality was higher in patients with AKI (59.7%) than in patients with CKD (14.1%). In overall, patients with hypernatremia had a higher mortality during hospitalization compared to those who had normal sodium values (aRR: 1.82, 95% CI: 1.17-2.83); patients with hyponatremia did not have different mortality (aRR: 0.19, 95% CI: 0.69-2.04). We also found that hyperchloremia (aRR: 1.35, 95% CI: 0.83-2.18) or hypochloremia (aRR: 0.66, 95% CI: 0.30-14.78) did not increase mortality in comparison to normal chloride values. No association between dysnatremias or dyschloremias and mortality during hospitalization was found in CKD and AKI subgroups. Conclusions: In our exploratory analysis, only hypernatremia was associated with mortality during hospitalization among patients with AKI or CKD undergoing acute hemodialysis.

Resumo Objetivo: Avaliar a associação entre distúrbios do sódio ou do cloro e mortalidade hospitalar de pacientes com insuficiência renal aguda (IRA) ou doença renal crônica (DRC) submetidos a hemodiálise aguda. Métodos: O presente estudo de coorte retrospectiva incluiu pacientes adultos submetidos a hemodiálise aguda com diagnóstico de IRA ou DRC em um hospital público de Lima, Peru. Os distúrbios do sódio foram classificados como hiponatremia (Na < 135mmol/L) ou hipernatremia (Na > 145mmol/L), enquanto os distúrbios do cloro foram classificados como hipocloremia (Cl < 98 mmol/L) ou hipercloremia (Cl > 109mmol/L). O desfecho de interesse foi mortalidade hospitalar. Utilizamos modelos de Poisson da família de modelos lineares generalizados com bootstrap não-paramétrico e correção de viés acelerado para estimar os riscos relativos na análise bruta (RR) e ajustada (RRa) para sexo, idade, HCO3 (para todos os pacientes) e escore de Liaño (apenas para IRA) com IC 95%. Resultados: Foram incluídos 263 pacientes (idade média 54,3 anos; 43% do sexo feminino), 191 com DRC e 72 com IRA. A mortalidade foi mais elevada nos pacientes com IRA (59,7%) do que nos indivíduos com DRC (14,1%). No geral, os pacientes com hipernatremia tiveram mortalidade hospitalar mais elevada do que os indivíduos com valores normais de sódio (RRa: 1,82; IC 95%: 1,17-2,83). Os pacientes com hiponatremia não apresentaram mortalidade diferente (RRa: 0,19; IC 95%: 0,69-2,04). Também identificamos que hipercloremia (RRa: 1,35; IC 95%: 0,83-2,18) e hipocloremia (RRa: 0,66; IC 95%: 0,30-14,78) não elevaram a mortalidade em comparação a indivíduos com níveis normais de cloro. Não foi encontrada associação entre distúrbios do sódio ou do cloro e mortalidade hospitalar nos subgrupos com DRC e IRA. Conclusões: Em nossa análise exploratória, apenas hipernatremia apresentou associação com mortalidade hospitalar em pacientes com IRA ou DRC submetidos a hemodiálise aguda.

Hiponatremia em idosos internados está associada à polifarmácia, maior permanência hospitalar e maior mortalidade / Hyponatremia in hospitalized older adults is associated with polypharmacy, longer hospital stay, and higher mortality

OBJETIVO: Avaliar a hiponatremia em pacientes idosos durante o período de internação e sua associação com polifarmácia, permanência hospitalar e mortalidade. MÉTODO: Estudo observacional, transversal e analítico, de pacientes com mais de 65 anos de idade durante o período de internação. A primeira amostra de sódio solicitada pelo médico foi considerada para análise. A hiponatremia foi classificada quanto à gravidade em: leve (130 ­ 135 mEq/L), moderada (125 ­ 129 mEq/L) e grave (< 125 mEq/L); quanto à osmolaridade em: isotônica (275 ­ 295 mOsm/L), hipotônica (< 275 mOsm/L) e hipertônica (> 295 mOsm/L). Empregamos o teste do χ2 e a análise de variância (ANOVA a uma via), com teste post hoc de Tukey, para analisar o período de permanência entre os grupos (normonatremia, hiponatremia leve/moderada e grave), e o teste do χ2, para comparar a mortalidade entre os grupos. RESULTADOS: Cento e setenta e quatro pacientes com idade média de 74 ± 7 anos (65 ­ 95 anos), sendo 52,3% do sexo masculino, foram avaliados. Do total, 44,8% apresentaram normonatremia; 37,8%, hiponatremia leve; 9,2%, hiponatremia moderada; e 8%, hiponatremia grave. Houve aumento do período de permanência hospitalar nos pacientes com hiponatremia, sendo mais acentuado em portadores de hiponatremia grave. Polifarmácia esteve presente em 39,3% dos pacientes. Entre aqueles com hiponatremia grave, 71,4% apresentavam polifarmácia (p = 0,01). CONCLUSÕES: Idosos hospitalizados apresentam alta frequência de hiponatremia e associação importante com polifarmácia e prolongamento da permanência hospitalar

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate hyponatremia in older patients during hospital stay and determine its association with polypharmacy, length of hospital stay, and mortality. METHOD: This was an observational, analytical, cross-sectional study of patients aged 65 years and older during hospitalization. The first sodium sample requested by the physician was considered for analysis. Hyponatremia was classified according to severity as mild (130­135 mEq/L), moderate (125­129 mEq/L), or severe (< 125 mEq/L) and according to osmolarity as isotonic (275­295 mOsm/L), hypotonic (< 275 mOsm/L), or hypertonic (> 295 mOsm/L). The χ2 test and oneway analysis of variance followed by Tukey's post hoc test were used to analyze length of hospital stay between the groups (normonatremia and mild, moderate, and severe hyponatremia). The χ2 test was also used to compare mortality between the groups. RESULTS: We included 174 patients, with a mean age of 74 (SD, 7; range, 65­95) years; 52.3% were men. Overall, 44.8% had normonatremia, 37.8% had mild hyponatremia, 9.2% had moderate hyponatremia, and 8.0% had severe hyponatremia. Increased hospital stay was observed in patients with hyponatremia, being longer in those with severe hyponatremia. Polypharmacy occurred in 39.3% of patients. Of patients with severe hyponatremia, 71.4% had polypharmacy (p = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Hospitalized older adults showed a high rate of hyponatremia and an important association with polypharmacy and prolonged hospital stay.

Utility and Safety of Tolvaptan in Cirrhotic Patients with Hyponatremia: a Prospective Cohort Study

Abstract: Introduction and aim. Hyponatremia is common in patients with decompensated cirrhosis and is associated with increased mortality. Tolvaptan, a vasopressor V2 receptor antagonist, can increase free wáter excretion, but its efficacy and safety in cirrhotic patients remain unclear. Material and methods. We studied the usage and safety of tolvaptan in cirrhotic patients in a real-life, non-randomized, multicenter prospective cohort study. Forty-nine cirrhotic patients with hyponatremia were treated with tolvaptan 15 mg daily, and 48 patients not treated with tolvaptan in the same period served as controls. Improvement in serum sodium level was defined as an increase in serum sodium from < 125 to ≥ 125 mmol/L or from 125-134 to ≥ 135 mmol/L on day 7. Results. Twenty-three (47%) patients in the tolvaptan group and 17 (35%) in the control group had normal serum sodium on day 7 (p = 0.25). Serum sodium improved in 30 (61%) patients in the tolvaptan group and 17 (35%) patients in the control group (p = 0.011). Adverse events occurred in 46-47% of patients in both groups, and tolvaptan was not associated with worsened liver function. No patient with normal serum sodium on day 7 died within 30 days of treatment, whereas 16% of those with persistent hyponatremia died (p = 0.0019). Conclusion. In conclusion, short-term tolvaptan treatment is safe and can improve serum sodium level in cirrhotic patients with hyponatremia. Normalization of serum sodium level is associated with better survival.

Características clínicas y pronóstico en pacientes con encefalopatía hiponatrémica / Clinical characteristics and prognosis in patients with hyponatremic encephalopathy

Introducción: la mortalidad de la encefalopatía hiponatrémica es de alrededor del 50 % en algunos grupos especiales de pacientes (pediátricos, mujeres en edad fértil, etc.). Sin embargo la morbimortalidad parece ser mucho menor en hombres y población geriátrica. Material y métodos: Se realizó un estudio retrospectivo y observacional de pacientes con diagnóstico de encefalopatía hiponatrémica. Resultados: Fueron identificados 47 pacientes con diagnóstico de encefalopatía hiponatrémica. Se trató de una población anciana (edad 69±15 años), con predominio de mujeres. La mortalidad intrahospitalaria fue del 19.1 % y las secuelas neurológicas en los sobrevivientes del 27 %. El score de Charlson y la demora para iniciar tratamiento se asociaron a mayor mortalidad intrahospitalaria. Conclusión: la mortalidad observada en nuestra población es menor a la observada en otras cohortes, probablemente debido a ser una población de bajo riesgo. En un modelo de regresión logística la demora en iniciar un tratamiento adecuado se asocia a mayor mortalidad en la población estudiada.

Introduction: hyponatremic encephalopathy mortality rate reaches about 50% in some special groups of patients (pediatric, child-bearing age women, etc.). However, morbimortality seems to be much lower in men and elderly population. Methods: A retrospective and observational study on patients with hyponatremic encephalopathy diagnosis was carried out. Results: 47 patients with hyponatremic encephalopathy diagnosis were identified. It was an elderly population (age 69±15 years) with women prevalence. In-hospital mortality was 19.1% and neurological aftermaths in the survivors were 27%. Charlson score and delay to initiate treatment were associated to larger in-hospital mortality. Conclusion: mortality rate observed in our population is less than the one observed in other cohorts, probably due to the fact of being a low risk population. In a logistic regression model, delay in initiating an adequate treatment is associated to larger mortality rate in the studied population.

La hiponatremia al momento de ingreso como factor de riesgo de mortalidad hospitalaria / Hyponatremia on admission to the emergency room as a risk factor for hospital mortality

Background: Patients who develop hyponatremia during their hospitalization have higher hospital mortality. Aim: To determine if the presence of hyponatremia on admission to the emergency room is a risk factor for hospital mortality. Patients and Methods: Two hundred forty five patients consecutively admitted to the emergency room and then transferred to the Medicine Department, where they finally died, were matched for age and gender with 245 control subjects admitted to the emergency room and hospitalized in the Medicine Department at the same time, but survived. The dependent variable was death, and the exposure variable was hyponatremia. Admission diagnosis and Charlson comorbidity index was considered as confounding variables. Results: Hyponatremia at admission occurred in 30 and 17 percent of patients who died and survived, respectively, rendering an adjusted odds ratio for death of 2.13 (95 percent confidence intervals = 1.27-3.57). Charlson Comorbidity Index according to age score was higher in subjects with hyponatremia compared to those without hyponatremia (8.1 ± 3.1 and 7.2 ± 2.8; p = 0.01). Multivariate analysis showed that age, gender, length of stay, cause of hospitalization and chronic diseases did not significantly modify the effect of hyponatremia on hospital mortality. Conclusions: Hyponatremia on admission at emergency room had a significant association with hospital mortality. Subjects with hyponatremia had a higher Charlson Comorbidity Index score.

Hyponatremia in visceral leishmaniasis / Hiponatremia no calazar

There are few reports linking hyponatremia and visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar). This is a study of 55 consecutive kala-azar patients and 20 normal individuals as a control group. Hyponatremia and serum hypo-osmolality were detected in 100 percent of kala-azar patients. High first morning urine osmolality (750.0 ± 52.0 vs. 894.5 ± 30.0mOsm/kg H2O, p < 0.05), and high 24-hour urine osmolality (426.0 ± 167.0 vs. 514.6 ± 132.0 mOsm/kg H2O, p < 0.05) demonstrated persistent antidiuretic hormone secretion. Urinary sodium was high (82.3 ± 44.2 vs.110.3 ± 34.7 mEq/L, p < 0.05). Low seric uric acid occurred in 61.8 percent of patients and increased fractional urinary uric acid excretion was detected in 74.5 percent of them. Increased glomerular filtration rate was present in 25.4 percent of patients. There was no evidence of extracellular volume depletion. Normal plasma ADH levels were observed in kala-azar patients. No endocrine or renal dysfunction was detected. It is possible that most hyponatremic kala-azar patients present the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion.

Existem poucos relatos relacionando hiponatremia com a leshmaniose visceral (calazar). Este é um estudo de 55 pacientes portadores de calazar e um grupo controle de 20 indivíduos normais. Hiponatremia e hipo-osmolalidade sérica foram detectados em 100 por cento dos pacientes portadores de calazar. A presença de alta osmolalidade da primeira urina da manhã (750,0 ± 52,0 vs. 894,5 ± 30 mOsm/Kg H2O, p < 0,05) e da urina de 24h (426,0 ± 167,0 vs. 514,6 ± 132,0 mOsm/Kg H2O, p < 0,05), demonstraram a presença de persistente secreção de hormônio antidiurético. A concentração de sódio urinário foi elevada (82,3 ± 44,2 vs. 110,3 ± 34,7 mEq/L, p < 0,05). Hipouricemia ocorreu em 61,8 por cento dos pacientes e aumento da fração de excreção urinária de ácido úrico foi detectada em 74,5 por cento dos casos. Aumento da velocidade de filtração glomerular estava presente em 25,4 por cento dos pacientes. Não havia evidência clínica de depleção de volume extracelular. Valores normais de ADH plasmático foram observados nos pacientes com calazar. Não foi detectada disfunção renal ou endócrina. É provável, que a maioria dos pacientes com calazar apresente uma síndrome de secreção inapropriada de hormônio antidiurético.

Is the ability to perform transurethral resection of the prostate influenced by the surgeon's previous experience?

PURPOSE: To evaluate the influence of the urologist's experience on the surgical results and complications of transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Sixty-seven patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate without the use of a video camera were randomly allocated into three groups according to the urologist's experience: a urologist having done 25 transurethral resections of the prostate (Group I - 24 patients); a urologist having done 50 transurethral resections of the prostate (Group II - 24 patients); a senior urologist with vast transurethral resection of the prostate experience (Group III - 19 patients). The following were recorded: the weight of resected tissue, the duration of the resection procedure, the volume of irrigation used, the amount of irrigation absorbed and the hemoglobin and sodium levels in the serum during the procedure. RESULTS: There were no differences between the groups in the amount of irrigation fluid used per operation, the amount of irrigation fluid absorbed or hematocrit and hemoglobin variation during the procedure. The weight of resected tissue per minute was approximately four times higher in group III than in groups I and II. The mean absorbed irrigation fluid was similar between the groups, with no statistical difference between them (p=0.24). Four patients (6 percent) presented with TUR syndrome, without a significant difference between the groups. CONCLUSION: The senior urologist was capable of resecting four times more tissue per time unit than the more inexperienced surgeons. Therefore, a surgeon's experience may be important to reduce the risk of secondary TURP due to recurring adenomas or adenomas that were incompletely resected. However, the incidence of complications was the same between the three groups.

Paracoccidioidomicosis en la glándula suprarenal: reporte de un caso / Adrenal gland paracoccidioidomycosis: report of one case

La paracoccidioidomicosis es una micosis profunda, enfermedad granulomatosa subaguda o crónica, que compromete la piel, mucosas, ganglios linfáticos y órganos internos, de evolución maligna, sin tendencia a la curación espontánea. Realizamos una revisión de lo publicado sobre esta patología y reportamos un caso que representa una forma visceral pura, de presentación rara, aunque existen unos pocos casos publicados sobre todo en la literatura peruana y brasilera.

Paracoccidioidomycosis is a deep mycosis, that causes a sub acute or chronic granulomatous disease and involves skin, lymph nodes and internal organs. We report a 54 years old male coming from Paraguay that consulted for nausea, vomiting, asthenia and weight loss, lasting one year. An abdominal CAT scan showed a right adrenal tumor and a left adrenal hyperplasia. A percutaneous biopsy of the adrenal gland under CAT guidance disclosed a paracoccidioidomycosis. The patient was treated with amphotericin B, with good results.

Hiponatremia como factor de riesgo de muerte en pacientes internados por neumonia adquirida en la comunidad / Hyponatremia as a risk factor of death in patients with community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization

Investigamos si la hiponatremia es un factor de riesgo de muerte en pacientes internados por neumoníaadquirida en la comunidad (NAC) y estimamos el peso relativo de otros factores de riesgo de muerte por NAC, en un estudio de cohorte, prospectivo, multicéntrico, en 5 Servicios de Clínica Médica del Area Metropolitana de Buenos Aires. Evaluamos adultos con NAC ingresados entre 21 de marzo de 2000 y 21 de diciembre del mismo año. Los factores de riesgo que mostraron asociación con evolución por análisis univariado, fueron sometidos a análisis de regresión logística, con un nivel de significación de α de 0.05. En 9 meses seinternaron 238 pacientes con NAC: 150 (63%) varones y 88 (36%) mujeres, con edades medias 52.99 (±20.35)y 55.06 (±20.94) años, respectivamente. Fallecieron 25/238 (10.5%). En análisis multivariado, se asociaron significativamente con evolución: enfermedad vascular encefálica (EVE) (B: 2.614, p<0.001, RRE: 13.6, IC 95%: 3.7-49.6); hiponatremia al ingreso o durante la internación (B: 1.994, p<0.001, RRE: 7.3, IC 95%: 2.5-20.8); urea plasmática elevada (B: 0.016, p= 0.003, RRE: 1.016, IC 95%: 1.005-1.02). Desarrollamos una fórmula deprobabilidad de fallecer por NAC: P (óbito)= 1/1+ exp. – (-4.03 + 2.61x1 + 1.99x2 + 0.016x3), donde: x1= EVE(sí =1/no =0); x2= hiponatremia (sí =1/no =0); x3 = urea plasmática (mg/dl). La predictibilidad fue 91.1%. Elriesgo de fallecer por NAC fue significativamente mayor entre quienes presentaron EVE, hiponatremia y ureaplasmática elevada

We investigated whether hyponatremia is a risk factor of death in patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and estimated the relative risk of death by CAP of otherrisk factors. The design was prospective multicentre cohort study. In 5 centers in Buenos Aires, Argentina, westudied adults hospitalized with CAP between March 21, 2000 and December 21, 2000. Using stepwise logisticregression, we analyzed risk factors that showed a univariate association with mortality; α significance level was0.05. During a 9-month period, 238 patients were admitted with CAP: 150 (63%) male and 88 (36%) female,mean age 52.99 (±20.35) and 55.06 (±20.94), respectively. Mortality was 10.5% (25/238). By multivariate analysis, the following variables were statistically associated with evolution: cerebrovascular disease (CD) (B: 2.614,p<0.001, RRE: 13.6, IC 95%: 3.7-49.6); hyponatremia at admission or during hospitalization (B: 1.994, p<0.001, RRE: 7.3, IC 95%: 2.5-20.8); and elevated blood urea (B: 0.016, p= 0.003, RRE: 1.016, IC 95%: 1.005-1.02). We developed a formula to predict mortality by CAP: P (death) = 1/1+ exp – (-4.03 + 2.61x1 + 1.99x2 + 0.016x3), where: x1= CD (yes=1/no =0); x2= hyponatremia (yes=1/no =0); x3 = blood urea (mg/dl). The predictability was 91.1%. The mortality risk by CAP was statistically higher in patients with CD, hyponatremia and elevated blood urea

Coma Hiponatrêmico como manifestação de doença Addison / Hyponatremic coma as manifestation of Addison's disease

Objetivo: alertar sobre a importância de distúrbio hidroeletrolítico grave devido a doença crônica Previamente diagnósticada. Método: relato de um caso de coma hiponatrêmico devido a crise adrenal em criança portadora de doença de Addison não diagnósticada previamente, apesar de história clínica sugestiva desta doença há cerca de quatro anos. Em revisão bibliográfica, balaceada nos sistemas Medline e Lilacs, não foi encontrado relato de evolução com duração tão prolongada entre as manifestações iniciais da doença de Addison e seu diagnóstico. Resultado: após atendimento inicial à emergência, com correção da hiponatremia grave com hipovolemia discreta, hipernatriúria e hiperpotassemia, o diagnóstico diferencial deste distúrbio hidroeletrolítico revelou tratar-se de uma crise adrenal secundária a uma insuficiência adrenal primária crônica (doença de Addison). O tratamento com hidrocortisona oral possibilitou alta hospitalar com correção total dos distúrbios metabólicos. Conclusão: é importante manter um alto grau de suspeita de doença de Addison para evitar as graves consequências de seu diagnóstico tardio, como distúrbios hidroeletrolíticos graves, além de atraso de crescimento e desenvolvimento

Alteraçöes renais clínico-laboratoriais em pacientes com a síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida em relaçäo aos achados anatomopatológicos / Clinical and laboratory renall alterations in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in relation to anatomopathological findings

Foram estudadas as alteraçöes renais, tanto clínicas como anatomopatológicas, em 119 indivíduos com a síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida no Hospital Escola da Faculdade de Medicina do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG. A média das idades foi de 33 ñ 10,4 anos (variando de 18 a 67 anos). Predominaram a cor branca (59 por cento) e o sexo masculino (80 por cento). Procedência: 90 por cento de Uberaba e regiäo. Havia 59 (50 por cento) heterossexuais, 25 (21 por cento) homossexuais, 17 (14 por cento) bissexuais e 18 (15 por cento) sem dados conhecidos. Havia 43 por cento usuários de drogas intravenosas. Catorze (12,2 por cento) casos apresentavam creatininemia acima de 3mg/dl nos 10 dias antes do óbito, destes encontrou-se necrose tubular aguda em 64 por cento. Em 71 (61 por cento) pacientes encontrou-se hiponatremia e 8 (7 por cento) exibiram hipernatremia. Houve 28 (24 por cento) com hipocalemia e 8 (7 por cento) com hipercalemia. Doze pacientes tinham proteinúria de 24 horas elevada, sendo 7 acima de lg/24h. Dois pacientes apresentaram glomeruloesclerose segmentar focal, sendo que um deles apresentou proteinúria de 5,5g/24h e creatinemia de 1,5mg/dl, sem edema. Na maioria (56 por cento) dos casos, encontrou-se nefrite túbulo-intersticial. As alteraçöes glomerulares foram relativamente raras em tanto que as lesöes túbulo-intersticiais foram muito freqüentes, principalmente a nefrife túbulo-intersticial e a necrose tubular aguda. Nem sempre se pode observar uma correlaçäo anatomoclínica pois, muitas vezes, a alteraçäo foi predominantemente funcional, especialmente nas hidroeletrolíticas

Mielinolisis central pontina por corrección de hiponatremia dilucional y trastornos neurológicos afines / Central pontine myelinolysis due to dilutional treatment of hyponatremia and related neurological disorders

La mielinosis Central Pontina es una enfermedad caracterizada por la pérdida de mielina, con relativa buena reserva del cuerpo neuronal, que afecta a la base pontina y otras áreas encefálicas y que se vincula a la rápida corrección de una hiponatremia crónica. Se presentan tres casos, dos con lesiones óculomotoras irreversibles y una muerte. También se incluyen otros dos casos que sobreviven en buenas condiciones, con trastornos ocasionados por disionías (y su tratamiento) que caen en el diagnóstico diferencial de la Mielinolisis Central Pontina, tal como la Encefalopatía de Wernicke. Se resalta que todos los casos fueron del sexo femenino

Hiponatremia / Hyponatremia

Se define a la hiponatremia como la concentración de sodio plasmático menor de 130 mmol/L. Se puede presentar en las siguientes situaciones: trastornos en la eliminación renal de agua (pérdidas en aparato digestivo, pérdidas renales por hipoaldosteronismo, enfermedades renales perdedoras de sal, pérdidas por piel, estados edematosos, depleción de potasio), insuficiencia renal y por uso de diuréticos, hipotiroidismo o en la pseudohiponatremia. Existen 3 posibles estados del organismo con respecto al contenido de sodio: a) disminución del contenido total de sodio, b) normalidad en el contenido total de sodio y c) aumento en el contenido total de sodio. Estos 3 estados pueden acompañarse de otras 3 situaciones cada uno: disminución, normalidad y aumento en el contenido total del agua. La hiponatremia puede ser aguda o crónica. El tratamiento de los síndromes que producen hiponatremia se basa en 3 principios que pueden aplicarse por separado o juntos: la administración de soluciones de NaCl para elevar la concentración del sodio sérico, aplicable en los pacientes con depleción del sodio total; restricción de la ingesta de agua en los pacientes normovolémicos o edematosos; y tratamiento de la causa subyacente