Table 3.
Correlations between Cl-, Na+ and Cr
| Na+ and Cr | Cl- and Cr | |||||
|
Population |
n |
Corr |
P value |
n |
Corr |
P value |
| Overall | 230 | 0.025 | 0.63 | 229 | 0.074 | 0.16 |
| Saline type | ||||||
| 23.40% | 22 | 0.037 | 0.58 | 22 | 0.042 | 0.65 |
| 3% | 13 | 0.256 | 0.26 | 13 | 0.181 | 0.43 |
| NS/LR | 194 | 0.026 | 0.65 | 194 | 0.097 | 0.09 |
| Diagnosis type | ||||||
| ICH | 89 | 0.145 | 0.10 | 89 | 0.058 | 0.55 |
| Other | 53 | 0.096 | 0.09 | 53 | 0.287 | < 0.001 |
| SAH | 50 | 0.125 | 0.08 | 50 | 0.085 | 0.28 |
| Stroke | 28 | 0.187 | < 0.001 | 28 | 0.185 | 0.001 |
| TBI | 10 | 0.447 | 0.048 | 10 | 0.361 | 0.1 |
NS/LR: Normal saline/ringer’s lactate; ICH: Intracerebral hemorrhage; TBI: Traumatic brain injury; SAH: Subarachnoid hemorrhage.