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Table 4 The comparison of hyponatremia before pericardial drainage between groups

From: Improved hyponatremia after pericardial drainage in patients suffering from cardiac tamponade

Subgroup

Hyponatremia at baseline

 

None

Yes

P

Etiology of tamponade

  

0.038

 Benign

16 (43 %)

21 (57 %)

 

 Malignant

1 (36 %)

10 (64 %)

 

Chamber compression

  

<0.001

 None

11 (73 %)

4 (27 %)

 

 Yes

6 (18 %)

27 (82 %)

 
  1. Data were number and percentage