Mirchandani H G, Mirchandani I H, Parikh S R
Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1988 Mar;9(1):48-50. doi: 10.1097/00000433-198803000-00013.
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.
