Severe Neonatal Hypernatraemia

• This condition- (raised serum sodium levels) primarily arises following difficulties with breastmilk transfer though this is not the only reason for the occurance of the condition
• Surveillance of hypernatraemia will commence in May 2009 and run for 13 monhs
• The study aims to describe the epidemiology of sever hypernatraemia (raised serum sodium levels) in the neontal period; also to assess treatment and outcome.
• Funded: Bradford Teaching Hospitals
• Ethics approval Bradford REC (Ref: 08/H1302/129) and NGIB Section 251 Support (ECC/BPSU 1-06(FT1)/2009)

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