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Hypernatremia due to amniotic fluid embolism during a saline-induced abortion

H G Mirchandani¹, I H Mirchandani, S R Parikh

¹Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.

The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

|March 1, 1988

Abstract:

A case of fatal amniotic fluid embolism leading to hypernatremia during a hypertonic saline-induced abortion is reported. This sequence of events has not, to our knowledge, been previously reported. Hypernatremia as a diagnostic aid for amniotic fluid embolism is discussed.

Keywords:

Abortion, Induced Abortion, Saline Solution--complications Case Studies Demographic Factors Diseases Embolism Family Planning Fertility Control, Postconception Maternal Mortality--prevention and control Mortality Population Population Dynamics Research Methodology Studies Vascular Diseases

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