Are patients admitted to hospitals from care homes dehydrated? A retrospective analysis of hypernatraemia and in-hospital mortality.

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Abstract

To compare risks of hypernatraemia on admission to hospital in persons who were with those who were not identified as care home residents and evaluate the association of hypernatraemia with in-hospital mortality.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J R Soc Med

Title: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Publisher: SAGE Publications

ISSN (Electronic): 1758-1095

ISSN (Print): 0141-0768

Publication date (Electronic): Jul 2015

Volume: 108

Issue: 7

Affiliations

[1 ] Barnet and Chase Farm NHS Trust, London EN5 3DJ, UK.

[2 ] Department of Sociology, Christchurch College, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3UQ, UK.

[3 ] ECOHOST, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1H 9SH, UK martin.mckee@lshtm.ac.uk.

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Publisher Item ID: 0141076814566260

DOI: 10.1177/0141076814566260

PMC ID: 4530409

PubMed ID: 25592963

SO-VID: 3129e3c2-c888-46fa-978b-a41a2f27d73c

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Keywords: older people,hypernatraemia,dehydration,care homes

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Keywords: older people, hypernatraemia, dehydration, care homes

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