ABSTRACT
Hyponatremia is a common problem in Heart Failure (HF) patients but, unfortunately, studies reported that it is still rarely recognized or treated adequately. This research was aimed to investigate current management of hyponatremia in patients hospitalized from HF at the study site. This research was conducted at Fatmawati Hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia, by including patients hospitalized from HF during the period of 2011–2013. Specific information on patients’ information and the administered treatments was only retrieved from medical records. Among 464 patients included in this study, hyponatremia was found in 19% of patients on admission and 22% during hospitalization, but 58.8% of 102 hyponatremic patients did not receive specific treatment during hospitalization. Sodium chloride-based treatments were the only administered treatment options in which normal saline was commonly (20.6%) administered to patients with mild hyponatremia. Hyponatremia has been addressed and treatments have been administered but more than half of the hyponatremic patients still did not receive any active treatment.
