Severe hypotension and water intoxication developed after an accidental oxytocin overdose in a morbidly obese patient undergoing cesarean section -A case report-

We present a 32-year-old, extremely obese, pregnant woman who developed severe hypotension and water intoxication after an accidental injection of large bolus of oxytocin during cesarean section under general anesthesia. The patient was initially thought to have an amniotic fluid embolism because of...

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Main Authors: Jang Hyeok In, Jin Woo Choi, Hong Soo Jung, Jung-Ah Lee, Jin-Deok Joo, Dae-Woo Kim, Yeon Soo Jeon, Ju-Seon Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2011-04-01
Series:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-60-290.pdf