Subtle desaturation and perioperative methemoglobinemia. The need for continued vigilance [2]

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 771-772

  Noyes, Christina D ^a   Olufolabi, Adeyemi J ^a   Habib, Ashraf S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALENDRONIC ACID; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANILINE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; BENZOCAINE; CHLORATE; CHLOROQUINE; CISATRACURIUM; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOTRIMAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN; DAPSONE; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; LANSOPRAZOLE; LIDOCAINE; METHEMOGLOBIN; METHEMOGLOBIN REDUCTASE; METHYLENE BLUE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; NORTRIPTYLINE; ONDANSETRON; OXIDIZING AGENT; PAROXETINE; PREDNISONE; PROPOFOL; RAPAMYCIN; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; CASE REPORT; CYANOSIS; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LETTER; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; RECOVERY ROOM;

EID: 27844439015     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03016569     Document Type: Letter

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