Elevated carboxyhemoglobin associated with sodium nitroprusside treatment

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1235-1238

  López Herce, Jesús ^a   Borrego, Raúl ^a   Bustinza, Amaya ^a   Carrillo, Angel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carboxyhemoglobin; Children; Critically ill; Sodium nitroprusside

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; HEME OXYGENASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ABNORMALLY HIGH SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD; ARTICLE; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBINEMIA; CASE REPORT; DEATH; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; NITROPRUSSIDE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 25144447334     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-005-2718-x     Document Type: Article

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