ea0034p36 | Clinical biochemistry | SFEBES2014
Redford Christopher
, Skinner Thomas
, Rys Andrzej
, Smith Jamie
Although TIH is a well-established complication of this drug class, the extent of this problem and the serious morbidity that can result is often not appreciated. At our centre, we became aware of three serious cases of TIH over a 2-week period during the heat wave in July 2013. In at least one of these cases excessive water drinking was a clear precipitant. We therefore determined the incidence of TIH at our hospital and in particular whether there is a seasonal e...