Open AccessWater intoxication in the course of stimulation of labor with oxytocin
Author(s) -
Przemyslaw Szadok,
Aleksandra Bajorek,
Radoslaw Fluder
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ginekologia polska
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2543-6767
pISSN - 0017-0011
DOI - 10.5603/gp.a2021.0104
Subject(s) - medicine , oxytocin , water intoxication , antidiuretic , stimulation , regimen , vasopressin , anesthesia , hyponatremia
The antidiuretic attribute of oxytocin can cause many side effects. Water intoxication is one of the most serious complications. The authors describe a case of water intoxication with neurological symptoms and severe hyponatraemia in the course of natural labor stimulated by oxytocin in a low-dose regimen.
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