Background: Patients are commonly monitored for hyponatremia after intracranial procedures, yet the prevalence of hyponatremia after cranial vault reconstruction (CVR) remains unclear. The purpose of this study is to define the prevalence, risk factors, and complications of hyponatremia after CVR to optimize postoperative sodium surveillance protocols.
Methods: Patients with nonsyndromic, single-suture craniosynostosis who underwent primary CVR between 2009 and 2020 at Michigan Medicine were included (n = 231). Demographic, intraoperative, and postoperative characteristics were compared by postoperative hyponatremia status at P < 0.05 significance. Hyponatremia was defined as mild (<135 mEq/L), moderate (<130 mEq/L), or severe (<125 mEq/L) based on the lowest postoperative laboratory draw.
Results: Twenty-three patients (10.0%) developed mild postoperative hyponatremia. No patient developed moderate or severe postoperative hyponatremia. On multivariable regression, decreased preoperative sodium level (P = 0.03) and decreased preoperative weight (P = 0.02) were significantly associated with mild postoperative hyponatremia. No patient developed complications or required hospital readmission because of hyponatremia.
Conclusions: This large retrospective cohort study of patients with nonsyndromic single-suture craniosynostosis demonstrated a 10% prevalence of mild, clinically inconsequential hyponatremia and 0% prevalence of moderate or severe, clinically significant hyponatremia after primary CVR. Patients with low preoperative sodium level or weight were at increased risk for developing mild postoperative hyponatremia. The results suggest that patients with preoperative sodium greater than 140 mEq/L or preoperative weight greater than 10 kg may be candidates for limited postoperative sodium surveillance; however, future prospective studies are warranted before implementation.
Clinical Question/level Of Evidence: Risk, III.
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