Severe hypernatremia after hypertonic saline irrigation of hydatid cysts.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Patients with iatrogenic hypernatremia and serum sodium levels >170 mmol/L either die or sustain severe central nervous system damage. We report the first case of an adult patient who survived an extreme iatrogenic acute hypernatremia (200 mmol/L) resulting from a hypertonic saline irrigation of multiple intraabdominal hydatid cysts. It is a unique report of an intraoperatively developed serum sodium increase without subsequent neurological damage.
Medical subject headings
- Echinococcosis
- Hypernatremia
- Intraoperative Complications
- Saline Solution, Hypertonic