[Practical aspects of the treatment of Darrow's syndrome].
An analysis is made of a group of 30 patients who, in the course of the evolution of their basic disease,have also presented, at a certain time, lowered potassium concentrations in the blood and metabolic alkalosis. As etiological factors the frequency is stressed, of conditions in the course of which stasis gastric juice is lost, the chronical lack of potassium import, as well as corticoid therapy. Special attention is given to circumstances imposed by oedema of the anastomosis opening. Interpretation and monitoring of the treatment were carried out on the basis of sophisticated, as well as current laboratory methods, but the importance of the clinical signs is stressed, when a well-equiped laboratory department is not available.
D000471:Alkalosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D013577:Syndrome
Aspecte practice in tratamentul sindromului Darrow.