A rare side effect of transesophageal echocardiography: Methemoglobinemia from topical benzocaine anesthesia

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 289-290

  Jaffery, Zehra ^a   Ananthasubramaniam, Karthik ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Methemoglobinemia; Methylene blue; Topical anesthetics; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

BENZOCAINE; METHYLENE BLUE;

ADULT; ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; CASE REPORT; CYANOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BENZOCAINE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; METHYLENE BLUE; OXIMETRY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 43449126250     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euje.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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