Table 3.
Description | Cause | Days | Relationship | Action | Outcome |
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Ventricular tachycardia in a 75-year-old man | CHF | 3 | Possible | Discontinued | Resolved |
ARF in a 53-year-old man with decompensated heart failure, atrial tachycardia, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and catheter site infection | CHF | 14, 30, 459 (three events) | Possible | Interrupted use | Resolved |
Hyponatremia and convulsions in a 76-year-old woman | SIADH | 16, 168 | Probable | Dosage increase | Resolved |
Hepatorenal syndrome in a 65-year-old woman | Cirrhosis | 53 | Possible | Interrupted use | Fatal |
Clostridium difficile colitis in an 86-year-old woman with CHF, peripheral ischemia, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and pneumonia | CHF | 173 | Possible | None | Recovered |
ARF in a 48-year-old man with decompensated and worsening heart failure | CHF | 218 | Possible | Interrupted use | Resolved |
Severe dehydration, hypoglycemia, and therapeutic agent toxicity in an 87-year-old woman with recurrent atrial fibrillation | SIADH | 238, 238, 238 | Possible | Interrupted use | Resolved |
Nausea, vomiting, and increased blood creatinine in a 79-year-old man with transient ischemic attack | CHF | 329, 315, 315 | Possible | Discontinued | Resolved |
ARF in a 33-year-old man with heart failure, cardiac tamponade, and respiratory distress | CHF | 540 | Possible | Interrupted use | Resolved |
Dehydration in a 72-year-old woman with depression and gastroenteritis | SIADH | 709 | Possible | None | Resolved |
ARF, acute renal failure.