In vitro suppression of drug-induced methaemoglobin formation by Intralipid ® in whole human blood: Observations relevant to the 'lipid sink theory'

Anaesthesia

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-32

  Samuels, T L ^a   Willers, J W ^a   Uncles, D R ^a   Monteiro, R ^a   Halloran, C ^a   Dai, H ^b  

^a WORTHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; INTRALIPID; METHEMOGLOBIN; SODIUM NITRITE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID SOLUBILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; NORMAL HUMAN;

ALGORITHMS; BLOOD; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FAT EMULSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; HUMANS; LIPIDS; METHEMOGLOBIN; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NITROGLYCERIN; SODIUM NITRITE; SOLUBILITY; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 83555165272     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06914.x     Document Type: Article

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