Toxic methaemoglobin concentrations in premature infants after application of a prilocaine-containing cream and peridural prilocaine

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 158, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 785-788

  Frey, B ^a   Kehrer, B ^b  

^a Ostschweizer Kinderspital   (Switzerland)

^b NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Caudal anaesthesia critical incident; Methaemoglobinaemia; Premature infant; Prilocaine

Indexed keywords

EMLA; METHEMOGLOBIN; METHYLENE BLUE; PRILOCAINE;

ARTICLE; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREAM; CYANOSIS; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HERNIOTOMY; HUMAN; INFANT; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; PALLOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANESTHESIA, CAUDAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; LIDOCAINE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; PRILOCAINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032833811     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310051204     Document Type: Article

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