Reduced survival with increasing plasma osmolality in elderly continuing-care patients.

Abstract:

:The results reported here are from a 2-year follow-up study of 58 elderly patients in a continuing-care unit. Most of these patients were in a hyperosmolar state at the time of entry (mean plasma osmolality 304 +/- 8 mOsmol/kg). The survival of those patients with the highest osmolality (greater than 308 mOsmol/kg) was significantly reduced (p = 0.025), with an increased mortality at 2 years (15/20 patients, p = 0.053). There was no correlation between age and plasma osmolality (r = 0.02) and the effect of osmolality on survival was independent of age. Hyperosmolality was either a marker for, or a cause of, increased mortality in this group of frail elderly patients.

journal_name

Age Ageing

journal_title

Age and ageing

authors

O'Neill PA,Faragher EB,Davies I,Wears R,McLean KA,Fairweather DS

doi

10.1093/ageing/19.1.68

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1990-01-01 00:00:00

pages

68-71

issue

1

eissn

0002-0729

issn

1468-2834

journal_volume

19

pub_type

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