Exercise-associated hyponatraemia on the Kokoda Trail

Autor:	Amanda Rojek, William Lukin, Sean Rothwell, Julian Williams, Jaimi H. Greenslade, David Rosengren
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Cross-sectional study business.industry Serum sodium level Outcome measures nutritional and metabolic diseases New guinea medicine.disease Surgery Fluid intake Internal medicine Emergency Medicine medicine Water intoxication Normal sodium Hyponatremia business
Zdroj:	Emergency Medicine Australasia. 23:712-716
ISSN:	1742-6731
DOI:	10.1111/j.1742-6723.2011.01470.x
Popis:	Objective: The objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of exercise-associated hyponatraemia in hikers/trekkers along the Kokoda Trail. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 191 trekkers on the Kokoda Trail, Papua New Guinea. Blood was taken and analysed immediately using point-of-care technology 2 days walk from each end of the Trail. Results: The main outcome measure was hyponatraemia defined as serum sodium level less than 135 mmol/L. Three participants (1.6%, 95% CI 0.5–4.5%) were found to have mild hyponatraemia. The hyponatraemic group had a median estimated fluid intake on the day of testing that was almost double that of the normal sodium group (6 L vs 3.3 L). Conclusion: Exercise-associated hyponatraemia occurs in trekkers on the Kokoda Trail. Strategies for prevention of exercise-associated hyponatraemia should be delivered to trekkers via the trekking companies, chiefly focussing on only drinking in response to thirst.
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