Intraoperative detection of methemoglobinemia in a patient given benzocaine spray to relieve discomfort from a nasogastric tube: A case report

AANA Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-102

  Young, Barb ^a  

^a Certified Anesthesia Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzocaine spray; Methemoglobinemia; Methylene blue

Indexed keywords

'HURRICANE'; BENZOCAINE; LIDOCAINE; METHEMOGLOBIN; METHYLENE BLUE; PROPOFOL; SUXAMETHONIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; ERYTHROCYTE; FATALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN TENSION; OXYGEN TISSUE LEVEL; PULSE OXIMETER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AEROSOLS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BENZOCAINE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MALE; METHEMOGLOBIN; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; METHYLENE BLUE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NURSE ANESTHETISTS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OXIMETRY; PAIN; RISK FACTORS; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 42049088143     PISSN: 00946354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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