Fatal dysnatraemia caused by elective colonoscopy

J. Carlos Ayus; Robert Levine; Allen I. Arieff

doi:10.1136/bmj.326.7385.382

Fatal dysnatraemia caused by elective colonoscopy

J. Carlos Ayus, Robert Levine, Allen I. Arieff

Medicine

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Colonoscopy can cause fatal dysnatraemia, and plasma sodium should always be checked after the procedure.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	382
Number of pages	1
Journal	BMJ
Volume	326
Issue number	7385
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.326.7385.382
State	Published - Feb 15 2003

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Fatal dysnatraemia caused by elective colonoscopy

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