Pancreatic affection after acute hypotonic hemodialysis.
Four male outpatients, all on stable long-term hemodialysis, were by accident simultaneously exposed to hypotonic dialysate. Three of them developed increased serum amylase values and one died from the consequences of a fulminant pancreatitis, which had been verified by laparatomy.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000681:Amylases / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007038:Hypotonic Solutions; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology*; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*
D007038:Hypotonic Solutions; D000681:Amylases