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of 'Pharmacologic management of the third stage of labor'
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Oxytocin infusion: acute hyponatraemia, seizures and coma.
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Bergum D, Lonnée H, Hakli TF
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2009 Jul;53(6):826-7. Epub 2009 Apr 27.
Hyponatremia is not uncommon, serious cases can cause dangerous complications as seizures, brain damage and even death. We present a case of a young mother with post partum hemorrhage and some of the serious complications.
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Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway. daniel.bergum@stolav.no
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