Benzocaine-induced methemoglobinemia: Experience from a high-volume transesophageal echocardiography laboratory

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 170-175

  Novaro, Gian M ^c   Aronow, Herbert D ^c   Militello, Michael A ^a   Garcia, Mario J ^c   Sabik, Ellen Mayer ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Echocardiography Laboratory   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOCAINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; METHEMOGLOBIN; METHYLENE BLUE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COR PULMONALE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INCIDENCE; MALE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; OXYGEN SATURATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0344406680     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mje.2003.5     Document Type: Article

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