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Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:693. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.10.022
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Jin-Tae Kim, MD, PhD

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, # 101 DaeHakRo, JongRoGu, Seoul 110-744, Republic of Korea

(Email: kimjintae73@dreamwiz.com).

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I thank Dr Lindner [1] for his interest in our study [2]. Before I comment, I would like to define the terminology. Pseudohyponatremia is an erroneously low measurement of sodium because of interference with laboratory tests by extraordinarily high lipid or protein levels. This condition is distinct from dilutional hyponatremia that is caused by hyperglycemia or mannitol administration. Actually hyponatremia induced by histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK) solution is dilutional hyponatremia not pseudohyponatremia. As Dr Lindner pointed out, . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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