Open AccessA rare case of neurological dysfunction due to severe hyponatremia after carotid artery endarterectomy: A review of the clinical approach to hyponatremia
Author(s) -
Ferrero Natalie A.,
Ward Ceressa T.,
Groff Robert F.,
Prabhakar Amit,
Fiza Babar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5171
Subject(s) - medicine , hyponatremia , carotid endarterectomy , complication , endarterectomy , pathophysiology , carotid arteries , cardiology , intensive care medicine , surgery , radiology
Abstract Development of severe hyponatremia after carotid endarterectomy procedure is rare. Several pathophysiological mechanisms related to the carotid endarterectomy procedure may infer an increased risk of developing this complication in specific populations.