• J Clin Anesth · Nov 2011

    Case Reports

    Acute hyperkalemia as a complication of intravenous therapy with epsilon-aminocaproic acid.

    • Cristina Stoica and Ann Walia.
    • Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. arna.banerjee@vanderbilt.edu
    • J Clin Anesth. 2011 Nov 1;23(7):565-8.

    AbstractEpsilon-aminocaproic acid (EACA) is used frequently during surgery as prophylaxis to decrease blood loss and transfusion requirements. A rare complication of EACA induced acute hyperkalemia in a patient undergoing total hip replacement is presented.Published by Elsevier Inc.

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