Efficacy of vaptans for correction of postoperative hyponatremia: A comparison between single intravenous bolus conivaptan vs oral tolvaptan

Efficacy of vaptans for correction of postoperative hyponatremia: A comparison between single intravenous bolus conivaptan vs oral tolvaptan

Background and Aims: Hyponatremia is one of the most common electrolyte abnormality encountered in postoperative patients especially in the elderly. We aimed to assess the efficacy of single-dose intravenous conivaptan vs. oral tolvaptan therapy for correction of hyponatremia in postoperative patien...

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Main Authors: Sunil Rajan, Pulak Tosh, Dilesh Kadapamannil, Soumya Srikumar, Jerry Paul, Lakshmi Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
Subjects:
Aquaresis
conivaptan
fluid balance
hyponatremia
tolvaptan
Online Access:http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2018;volume=34;issue=2;spage=193;epage=197;aulast=Rajan

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