Electrolyte disorders and in-hospital mortality during prolonged heat periods: a cross-sectional analysis.

BACKGROUND: Heat periods during recent years were associated with excess hospitalization and mortality rates, especially in the elderly. We intended to study whether prolonged warmth/heat periods are associated with an increased prevalence of disorders of serum sodium and potassium and an increased...

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Main Authors: Carmen A Pfortmueller, Georg-Christian Funk, Alexander B Leichtle, Georg M Fiedler, Christoph Schwarz, Aristomenis K Exadaktylos, Gregor Lindner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3961302?pdf=render