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Hypokalaemic, hyperchloraemic metabolic acidosis requiring ventilation
Author(s) -
Dunn S. R.,
Farnsworth T. A.,
Karunaratne W. U.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1999.00645.x
Subject(s) - medicine , metabolic acidosis , acidosis , intensive care medicine , anesthesia
A 16‐year‐old patient required intermittent positive pressure ventilation for hypokalaemic muscle weakness resulting from metabolic complications of combined colonic bladder augmentation and incomplete voiding via a prosthetic sphincter. Catheter re‐establishment of urinary flow and electrolyte replacement produced dramatic metabolic and clinical improvement allowing the return of adequate spontaneous respiration.