Georg Semmler, Bernhard Scheiner, Lorenz Balcar, Rafael Paternostro, Benedikt Simbrunner, Matthias Pinter, Michael Trauner, Marta Bofill Roig, Elias Laurin Meyer, Benedikt Silvester Hofer, Mattias Mandorfer, David James Pinato, Christian Zauner, Thomas Reiberger, Georg-Christian Funk
BACKGROUND: Hyponatremia has prognostic implications in patients with cirrhosis, and thus, has been incorporated in the 2016 MELD-UNOS update. Changes in serum chloride (Cl) are commonly perceived as 'just' parallel to changes in serum sodium, however, are less well-studied in the context of cirrhosis. AIMS: To investigate whether serum chloride independently predicts outcomes in patients with advanced chronic liver disease (ACLD) and stable clinical course or with critical illness...
April 4, 2023: Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics