The antidiuretic attribute of oxytocin can cause many side effects. Water intoxication is one of the most serious complications. The authors describe a case of water intoxication with neurological symptoms and severe hyponatraemia in the course of natural labor stimulated by oxytocin in a low-dose regimen.
Przemyslaw Szadok, Aleksandra Bajorek, Radoslaw Fluder. Water intoxication in the course of stimulation of labor with oxytocin. Ginekologia polska. 2021;92(7):534-535
PMID: 34379318
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