Fatal acute hypernatremia resulting from a massive intake of seasoning soy sauce.

Ayaka SakamotoTetsuya HoshinoKeishun BokuDaigo HirayaYoshiaki Inoue

Published in: Acute medicine & surgery (2020)

After reviewing instances of resuscitation following salt intoxication, aggressive rapid correction of serum sodium concentration should only be considered in acute phases of hypernatremia within a few hours from ingestion, and 2-3 h could be one of the criteria.

Keyphrases

liver failure
respiratory failure
drug induced
aortic dissection
cardiac arrest
body mass index
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
loop mediated isothermal amplification
acute respiratory distress syndrome