Severe hypernatremia and transient azotemia in a cat following inadvertent intravenous administration of a commercial polyethylene glycol solution.

Sabrina N HoehneCasey J KohenBirgit PuschnerIngrid GennitySimon P HagleyKate S FarrellKarin UngerLaura A CagleKarl E Jandrey

Published in: Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001) (2019)

This is the first report to describe the clinical signs and clinicopathologic abnormalities in a cat intoxicated with IV PEG3350. Potential pathophysiologic mechanisms are discussed, and the successful supportive medical treatment is outlined.

Keyphrases

healthcare
drug delivery
high dose
early onset
cerebral ischemia
combination therapy
subarachnoid hemorrhage