Abstract
We describe a patient who died as a result of severe hypocalcaemia and hyperphosphatemia after treatment with a sodium-phosphate enema. Physicians should be aware of the risk when using these enemas, even in normal doses, especially in elderly patients without signs of renal failure, as in our patient.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 392-393 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Jul 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Fleet enema
- Hypernatremia
- Hyperphosphatemia
- Hypocalcemia