Transient Dexmedetomidine Bolus-Induced Excessive Urination Intraoperatively in a 68-Year-Old Male

Transient Dexmedetomidine Bolus-Induced Excessive Urination Intraoperatively in a 68-Year-Old Male

Excessive urination can be a perioperative challenge for providers due to the possibility of secondary hypernatremia. Dexmedetomidine has previously been reported by several groups to induce a polyuric-like syndrome; however, the exact mechanism in humans remains unclear. In this report, we discuss...

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Main Authors: Joseph A. McGuire, Summer A. Niazi, Daniel C. Sizemore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6660611
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spelling doaj-9c688b5c714d438b9e41b779e568ce3a2020-12-14T09:46:36ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Anesthesiology2090-63822090-63902020-01-01202010.1155/2020/66606116660611Transient Dexmedetomidine Bolus-Induced Excessive Urination Intraoperatively in a 68-Year-Old MaleJoseph A. McGuire0Summer A. Niazi1Daniel C. Sizemore2West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USAWest Virginia University Department of Anesthesiology, Medical Center Drive, Morgantown, WV 26505, USAWest Virginia University Department of Anesthesiology, Medical Center Drive, Morgantown, WV 26505, USAExcessive urination can be a perioperative challenge for providers due to the possibility of secondary hypernatremia. Dexmedetomidine has previously been reported by several groups to induce a polyuric-like syndrome; however, the exact mechanism in humans remains unclear. In this report, we discuss a case of intraoperative, transient dexmedetomidine bolus-induced excessive urination and suggest a potential mechanism by which this may occur in a subset of the population.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6660611
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Transient Dexmedetomidine Bolus-Induced Excessive Urination Intraoperatively in a 68-Year-Old Male
Case Reports in Anesthesiology
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Summer A. Niazi
Daniel C. Sizemore
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title Transient Dexmedetomidine Bolus-Induced Excessive Urination Intraoperatively in a 68-Year-Old Male
title_short Transient Dexmedetomidine Bolus-Induced Excessive Urination Intraoperatively in a 68-Year-Old Male
title_full Transient Dexmedetomidine Bolus-Induced Excessive Urination Intraoperatively in a 68-Year-Old Male
title_fullStr Transient Dexmedetomidine Bolus-Induced Excessive Urination Intraoperatively in a 68-Year-Old Male
title_full_unstemmed Transient Dexmedetomidine Bolus-Induced Excessive Urination Intraoperatively in a 68-Year-Old Male
title_sort transient dexmedetomidine bolus-induced excessive urination intraoperatively in a 68-year-old male
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Anesthesiology
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2090-6390
publishDate 2020-01-01
description Excessive urination can be a perioperative challenge for providers due to the possibility of secondary hypernatremia. Dexmedetomidine has previously been reported by several groups to induce a polyuric-like syndrome; however, the exact mechanism in humans remains unclear. In this report, we discuss a case of intraoperative, transient dexmedetomidine bolus-induced excessive urination and suggest a potential mechanism by which this may occur in a subset of the population.
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