Hyponatremia in the elderly: diagnosis and management
β Scribed by Michelle M. Roberts; Alan G. Robinson
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 695 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0924-8455
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## Abstract ## Objectives/Hypothesis: To analyze the incidence and severity of hyponatremia in patients receiving synthetic desmopressin (DDAVP) in the perioperative setting of oropharyngeal surgery in the treatment of von Willebrand disease and to propose a standardized protocol for perioperative