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The reason that the amount of fluid given matters so much is that giving too much, especially of hypotonic solutions, can lead to electrolyte imbalance, especially hyponatremia and hypokalemia.
Women are more susceptible to hypokalemia, especially that due to diuretics [ 23 24 ] or SAH [ 3 ] . Considering that hypokalemia causes a prolongation in the QTc interval [ 4 7 8 9 25 ] , the sex-specific difference in ventricular repolarization described above might result from the sex-related difference in serum potassium levels.
Foreman [ 31] determined that hypernatremia, hypokalemia, hyperglycemia, azotemia, hypotension and polymedication were predictors for delirium in a prospective study.
Recent work showed that there were some relationships between serum catecholamine levels and QT intervals during the acute phase of SAH [ 1 6 ] . However, one cannot refute the possibility that the catecholamine surge may influence the QT interval indirectly via hypokalemia, because hypokalemia (as well as hypocalcemia and hypomagnesemia) can cause a prolongation in the QT interval [ 4 7 8 9 ] .
Hypokalemia and many types of electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormality are observed during the acute phase of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) [ 1 2 3 ] . Among ECG abnormalities, a prolongation of the QT interval, especially when associated with hypokalemia, deserves particular attention because it is frequently observed in those patients who develop life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias such as tor-sades de pointes [ 1 2 4 ] . However, the pathogeneses of these abnormalities during the acute phase of SAH have not yet been fully investigated.
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