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Postoperative correction of plasma sodium levels.
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Arterial blood analysis revealed an acute hyponatremia (78 mmoL/L) and an acidosis with a pH of 6.91 (Table 1, Figure 1). Hyponatremia was corrected within 36 hours (Figure 1).
The chest X-ray on ICU admission reveals pulmonary edema.
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Her peripheral oxygen saturation was 81% with FiO2 1.0, and the chest X-ray on admission revealed a pulmonary edema (Figure 2).