Table 3.

Comparison of Sodium Correction Rates in 624 Patients

Sodium correction rate	Patients with incalculable rates	Rate (mmol/h)
		Minimum	5th %ile	25th %ile	Median	75th %ile	95th %ile	Maximum
A*	0 (0%)	− 2.286	0.398	0.741	1.131	1.907	6.000	360
B	0 (0%)	− 0.167	0.042	0.208	0.333	0.50	0.792	2.250
C	0 (0%)	− 0.083	0.063	0.188	0.271	0.354	0.479	1.062
D	104 (16.7%)	− 0.500	− 0.125	0.125	0.375	0.625	1.250	4.000
E	2 (0.3%)	− 0.167	0.083	0.208	0.333	0.458	0.792	2.250
F	0 (0%)	− 0.083	0.083	0.188	0.271	0.354	0.479	1.208
G	11 (1.8%)	− 0.080	0.053	0.228	0.360	0.510	0.819	2.281
H	71 (11.3%)	− 0.185	0.131	0.379	0.576	0.714	0.960	2.127
I1	0 (0%)	− 0.167	0.051	0.225	0.354	0.503	0.798	2.281
I2	0 (0%)	− 0.092	0.063	0.188	0.274	0.354	0.475	1.064

Values are change in mmol serum sodium per hour of observation. Please see Table 1 for definition of how each rate was calculated

*The maximal sodium correction rate calculated during the initial 72 h of the admission is reported