The Schwartz-Bartter syndrome in patients admitted to a general surgical unit following trauma.
Two patients are described with the Schwartz-Bartter syndrome (Bartter and Schwartz, 1967; Barter, 1973). The first followed concussion, the second followed a chest injury with accompanying minor head injury. The clinical features and treatment of this condition are briefly discussed. Awareness of this potentially serious complication of injury enables early and effective treatment.
D000328:Adult; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007177:Inappropriate ADH Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000150:complications*; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*