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Hyponatremia’s treatments.
| Characteristics |
All patients
(n = 90) |
Tolvaptan
(n = 37) |
Other therapies
(n = 53) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients (n) (%) | |||
| Other treatment for hyponatremia except tolvaptan | |||
| No | 20 (22) | 20 (59) | 0 |
| Yes | 70 (78) | 17 (41) | 53 (100) |
| • Fluid restriction | 25 (28) | 5 (13) | 20 (38) |
| • Hypertonic saline (3% NaCl) | 38 (42) | 11 (30) | 27 (51) |
| • Isotonic saline | 18 (20) | 5 (13) | 13 (25) |
| • Diuretic | 4 (4) | 3 (8) | 1 (2) |
| • Urea | 9 (10) | 0 | 9 (17) |
