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Burst, Volker ORCID: 0000-0002-0256-6628, Rabii, Ramon, Peto‐Madew, Julian, Persigehl, Thorsten ORCID: 0000-0001-5928-4405, Haneder, Stefan, Hackl, Matthias Johannes ORCID: 0000-0002-4199-3374, Hüser, Christoph, Trappe, Moritz ORCID: 0000-0002-6696-9709, Cukoski, Sadrija ORCID: 0000-0002-6427-177X, Möllenhoff, Kathrin ORCID: 0000-0001-7861-3892 and Suárez, Victor ORCID: 0000-0003-4781-6480 (2026). Severe Hyponatremia in the Emergency Department Incidence of Cerebral Edema and Risk of Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome. Academic Emergency Medicine, 33 (1). pp. 1-13. Wiley. ISSN 1069-6563

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Abstract

[Artikel-Nr.: e70158] Study Objective: Treatment strategies in severe hyponatremia aim at rapid sodium correction to prevent or treat cerebral edema but limit sodium rise to prevent osmotic demyelination syndrome (ODS). The true risk of edema or ODS in ED patients is unknown. Methods: We performed a retrospective study of patients admitted to the ED of a tertiary hospital from January 2013 to December 2018 with plasma sodium ≤ 125 mmol/L. The rate of cerebral edema at presentation and the rate of ODS that developed during the stay were determined based on imaging studies and clinical evaluation. Secondary analyses looked at the association between overly rapid sodium correction (> 8 mmol/L) at 24 h, ODS risk, mortality, and length of stay. Results: The primary analysis group comprised 852 patients; 318 (37%) of these presented with severe symptoms. Four patients (0.5%) with cerebral edema and 11 patients (1.3%) with ODS were detected. Alcoholism, liver disease, and malnutrition were identified as risk factors for ODS. While overly rapid correction showed no association with ODS in the primary analysis group, it became the predominant risk factor in a reduced dataset with a more accurate estimate of 24‐h sodium correction. Correction rate had no impact on mortality or length of stay. Conclusions: Given the low rate of cerebral edema even in severely symptomatic patients, aggressive treatment may not be necessary in most cases. The risk to develop ODS seems to be higher than the risk of brain edema. Since we found no beneficial impact of a liberal correction strategy, current treatment limits should stay in place.

Item Type:	Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Burst, Volker UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0256-6628 UNSPECIFIED Rabii, Ramon UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Peto‐Madew, Julian UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Persigehl, Thorsten UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5928-4405 UNSPECIFIED Haneder, Stefan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hackl, Matthias Johannes UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4199-3374 UNSPECIFIED Hüser, Christoph UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Trappe, Moritz UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6696-9709 UNSPECIFIED Cukoski, Sadrija UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6427-177X UNSPECIFIED Möllenhoff, Kathrin UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7861-3892 UNSPECIFIED Suárez, Victor UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4781-6480 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-801733
Identification Number:	10.1111/acem.70158
Journal or Publication Title:	Academic Emergency Medicine
Volume:	33
Number:	1
Page Range:	pp. 1-13
Number of Pages:	13
Date:	21 January 2026
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	1069-6563
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine > Innere Medizin > Klinik II für Innere Medizin - Nephrologie, Rheumatologie, Diabetologie und Allgemeine Innere Medizin Faculty of Medicine > Medizinische Statistik und Bioinformatik > Institut für Medizinische Statistik und Bioinformatik � IMSB Faculty of Medicine > Radiologische Diagnostik > Institut und Poliklinik für Radiologische Diagnostik Zentrum für Molekulare Medizin
Subjects:	Medical sciences Medicine
['eprint_fieldname_oa_funders' not defined]:	Publikationsfonds UzK
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/80173