[Anesthetic management of a patient with severe hyponatremia].
A 62-year-old woman was scheduled for an operation for ileus. Before the operation, we noticed severe hyponatremia (Na 117 mEq x l(-1)) probably due to dehydration. We corrected her hyponatremia slowly to avoid central pontine myelinolysis. Serum Na level increased to 131 mEq x l(-1) after surgery. She recovered from anesthesia without any neurologic problems.
Nakayama
Keiko
K
Department of Anesthesiology, Odawara City Hospital, Odawara 250-8558.
Shimizu
Koh
K
D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000379:methods; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous / Q000379:methods; D003681:Dehydration / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D045823:Ileus / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged