Methemoglobinemia after axillary block with bupivacaine and additional injection of lidocaine in the operative field

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 480-482

  Schroeder, T H ^a,b   Dieterich, H J ^c   Muhlbauer B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Axillary block; Bupivacaine; Lidocaine; Local anesthetics; Methemoglobinemia; Pulse oximetry

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BUPIVACAINE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; LIDOCAINE; METHEMOGLOBIN; METHYLENE BLUE; OROSOMUCOID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; NERVE BLOCK; PLASMA CLEARANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETER;

ACIDOSIS; ALKALIES; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTIDOTES; AXILLA; BUPIVACAINE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LIDOCAINE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; METHYLENE BLUE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; NERVE BLOCK; OXIDANTS; PROTEIN BINDING; SODIUM BICARBONATE;

EID: 0033009156     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.1999.430419.x     Document Type: Article

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