Methemoglobinemia in an infant receiving nitric oxide after the use of eutectic mixture of local anesthetic

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 285-286

  Sinisterra, Scarlett ^a,b   Miravet, Elena ^a,b   Alfonso, Israel ^a,b   Soliz, Amed ^a,b   Papazian, Oscar ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLOROTHIAZIDE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; DOPAMINE; EMLA; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEROPENEM; METHEMOGLOBIN; METHYLENE BLUE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MILRINONE; NITRIC OXIDE; OMEPRAZOLE; SALBUTAMOL; SPIRONOLACTONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CYANOSIS; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; INFANT; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LUNG DYSPLASIA; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS;

EID: 0036694936     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2002.125732     Document Type: Article

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