Topical anesthesia-induced methemoglobinemia in bariatric surgery patients

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 282-285

  Carrodeguas, Lester ^a   Szomstein, Samuel ^a   Jacobs, Jeffrey ^b   Arias, Fernando ^a   Antozzi, Priscila ^a   Soto, Flavia ^a   Zundel, Natan ^a   Whipple, Oliver ^a   Simpfendorfer, Conrad ^a   Gordon, Richard ^a   Villares, Alexander ^a   Rosenthal, Raul J ^a,b  

^a Bariatric Institute   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy; Gastric banding; Gastric bypass; Intubation; Methemoglobinemia; Morbid obesity

Indexed keywords

BENZOCAINE; LIDOCAINE; METHYLENE BLUE;

ADULT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; OBESITY; OXYGEN THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; STOMACH ANASTOMOTIC STRICTURE; STOMACH BYPASS; STOMACH OBSTRUCTION;

ANASTOMOSIS, ROUX-EN-Y; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; HUMANS; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; METHYLENE BLUE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; OXYGEN; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20044384183     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/0960892053268525     Document Type: Article

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