Methemoglobinemia after a Blast Injury

Anesthesiology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 448-449

  Yazbeck Karam, Vanda G ^a,b   Aouad, Marie T ^b   Kaddoum, Roland N ^b   Baraka, Anis S ^b  

^a RIZK HOSPITAL   (Lebanon)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; FENTANYL; HEMOGLOBIN; METHEMOGLOBIN; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; OXYHEMOGLOBIN; SEVOFLURANE; TRINITROTOLUENE; VECURONIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CORNEA BURN; CORNEA SURGERY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; TOXICOKINETICS;

ADOLESCENT; BLAST INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; TRINITROTOLUENE;

EID: 1642540133     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200402000-00040     Document Type: Article

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