TITLE:
Hyponatremia in Cirrhotic Patients in the Hepatology and Gastroenterology Department of Gabriel Touré University Hospital
AUTHORS:
Hourouma Sow, Kadiatou Doumbia, Deborah Sanogo, Sara Ditio Diarra, Moussa Younoussa Dicko, Makansiré Tounkara, Anselme Konaté, Moussa Tiemoko Diarra, Moussa Youssoufa Maiga
KEYWORDS:
Hyponatremia, Cirrhosis, Mortality, Hepatogastroenterology, Gabriel Touré University Hospital
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Gastroenterology,
Vol.15 No.12,
December
16,
2025
ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to investigate hyponatremia in cirrhotic patients. This was a prospective study conducted in the hepatogastroenterology department from January 2020 to June 2021, including hospitalized cirrhotic patients. We collected data on 79 cirrhotic patients with hyponatremia, including 48 men and 31 women, with a mean age of 50.89 ± 13.79 years (range 20 - 80 years). The etiology of cirrhosis was viral, predominantly hepatitis B virus. More than half of the patients (60.76%) were classified as Child-Pugh C. The prevalence of hyponatremia was 45.57% for a serum sodium level