Prognostic Value of Hypochloremia in Critically Ill Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis.
Sumarsono A, Wang J, Xie L, Chiang G, Tielleman T, Messiah S, Singal A, Mufti A, Chen C, Leveno M. Prognostic Value of Hypochloremia in Critically Ill Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis. Critical Care Medicine 2020, 48: e1054-e1061. PMID: 32947468, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004620.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrognostic valueSerum chlorideCirrhotic patientsDecompensated cirrhosisCox proportional hazard ratio modelSequential Organ Failure AssessmentEnd-stage liver diseaseProportional hazard ratio modelIll cirrhotic patientsImportance of hyponatremiaChronic heart failureCritically Ill PatientsOrgan Failure AssessmentRetrospective cohort studyChronic kidney diseaseKaplan-Meier methodParkland Memorial HospitalKaplan-Meier analysisShort-term mortalityHazard ratio modelPublic health systemICU admissionMultivariable adjustmentAdult patientsCohort study