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KMID : 0377619890540060427
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Korean Jungang Medical Journal
1989 Volume.54 No. 6 p.427 ~ p.432
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Water Intoxication due to Oxytocin
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김애양/Kim, A.Y.
유한기/강신명/Yu, H.K./Kang, S.M.
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Abstract
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Intravenous infusion of diluting solution of oxytocin are widely used in obstetrics and gynecologic field. Although we are generally recognized that oxytocin therapy may sometimes endanger mother arid fetus by evoking intense myometrial contractions, it is less appreciated that oxytocin can, under certain circumstances, cause another serious complication, namely, water intoxication.
We experienced a case of water intoxication resulted from oxytocin infusion for pregnacy termination at 19 weeks. This paper presents the case with a brief review of the literatures.
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