The aetiology and treatment of 48 cases with neonatal hyponatremia

VernacularTitle:新生儿低钠血症48例病因及治疗分析
Author: Zhifeng CHEN ; Yueqin DING ; Fei HANG ; Ruiqin LI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Nenatal hyponatremia; Newborn intants
From: Clinical Medicine of China 2012;28(1):109-110
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To study the common aetiology and the principle of treatment of neonatal hyponatremia.MethodsThe clinical data of 48 neonatal hyponatremia cases,admitted to our hospital from June 2006 to January 2010,were analyzed retrospectively. ResultsThe main manifestations of neonatal hyponatremia were poor response ( 37.5％ ) and anorexia ( 31.3％ ).The common causes included anoxic diseases during perinatal period,improper feeding,effects of specific diseases,premature birth et al.After active treatment,the serum sodium returned to normal in 47 neonate within three days,except for 1 premature infants died of serious respiratory distress syndrome.Conclusion Neonatal hyponatremia shows no special clinical manifestation.The aetiologies are complicated,which should be treated in different methods correspondingly.The inquiry of feeding history,the treatment of primary illness,the early detection of serum sodium levels and timely correction of the serum sodium levels are very important to improve the successful rate and reduce sequela.