Methemoglobinemia-induced cardio-respiratory failure secondary to topical anesthesia

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 545-549

  Saha, Sandeep A ^a,b   Kordouni, Mohammad R ^a   Siddiqui, Mumtaz ^a   Arora, Rohit R ^a  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzocaine; Methemoglobinemia; Methylene blue

Indexed keywords

BENZOCAINE; METHYLENE BLUE;

AGED; ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG FATALITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; MALE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BENZOCAINE; CHEST PAIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; METHYLENE BLUE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 33751356017     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mjt.0000208876.69103.c7     Document Type: Article

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