Presenting features of water intoxication/hyponatraemia*
| General anaesthesia (GA)† | Regional anaesthesia (RA)†‡ | |
|---|---|---|
| *Some patients presented with more than one symptom or sign. | ||
| †All endometrial ablations (n = 7) were performed under GA, and all TURP/bladder procedures (n = 8) were performed under RA. | ||
| ‡There was one case each of hypertension and bradycardia in this subgroup. | ||
| Confusion, seizure, sedation/drowsiness | N/A | 6 |
| Chest pain, ECG changes | 2 | 4 |
| Hypotension | 0 | 2 |
| Bronchospasm | 1 | 1 |
| Desaturation | 2 | 0 |