Methemoglobinemia due to application of prilocaine during circumcision and the effect of ascorbic acid

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 475-476

  Boran, Perran ^a   Tokuc, Gulnur ^a   Yegin, Zeliha ^a  

^a Dr Lutfi Kirdar Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Circumcision; Methemoglobinemia; Prilocaine

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; METHEMOGLOBIN; PRILOCAINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CIRCUMCISION; CYANOSIS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; PRILOCAINE;

EID: 55649124327     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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