Toxic methemoglobinemia due to prilocaine injection after circumcision

International Pediatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 96-97

  Odemis, Ender ^a   Sonmez, F Mujgan ^a   Aslan, Yakup ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Circumcision; Methemoglobinemia; Prilocaine

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; GLUCOSE; INFUSION FLUID; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHYLENE BLUE; PRILOCAINE;

ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYANOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 2942525665     PISSN: 08856265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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