Methemoglobinemia and acute hemolysis after tetracaine lozenge use

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 112-114

  Lavergne, Sandrine ^a   Darmon, Michael ^a   Levy, Vincent ^a   Azoulay, Elie ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Hemolysis; ICU; Methemoglobinemia; Methylene blue; Tetracaine

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE; TETRACAINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYANOSIS; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; INJECTION; LOZENGE; MALE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN TENSION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PULSE OXIMETRY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SELF MEDICATION; SORE THROAT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; TETRACAINE;

EID: 33645976194     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2005.08.006     Document Type: Article

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