Methemoglobinemia in critically ill patients during extended hemodialysis and simultaneous disinfection of the hospital water supply

Critical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Bek, Martin J ^a   Laule, Sven ^a   Reichert Jünger, Christine ^a   Holtkamp, Rainer ^a   Wiesner, Michael ^a   Keyl, Cornelius ^a  

^a Heart Centre Bad Krozingen   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHEMOGLOBIN; SILVER; WATER; SILVER DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSATE; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HEMODIAFILTRATION; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALE; METHEMOGLOBIN; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILVER COMPOUNDS; TIME FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77949882401     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc8128     Document Type: Article

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