A review of methylene blue treatment for cardiovascular collapse

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 670-679

  Lo, Jean C Y ^a   Darracq, Michael A ^a   Clark, Richard F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

anaphylactic shock; methylene blue; septic shock; shock due to toxin

Indexed keywords

APROTININ; CYCLIC GMP; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; METHYLENE BLUE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR;

ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; INOTROPISM; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEPTIC SHOCK; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; SHOCK; VASODILATATION; ANAPHYLAXIS; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; METHYLENE BLUE; SHOCK; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 84899491789     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2013.08.102     Document Type: Article

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