Journal of Clinical Case Reports and Images
Open Access
‘A perfect Example of the Strong Ion Difference: Hyperchloraemic Acidosis due to 0.9% Normal Saline Irrigation, in a Patient with a Ruptured Bladder’
Jul 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-5518.jcci-19-2909
Andrew LaneCorresponding author
An 81-year-old male presented to the Emergency Department with urinary retention, subsequent to passing blood clots. A three-way catheter was inserted for continuous bladder irrigation. 48 hours later he deteriorated, with worsening tachypnea and hypoxaemia. Clinical examination and chest x-ray sugg…