The influence of lidocaine topical anesthesia during transesophageal echocardiography on blood methemoglobin level and risk of methemoglobinemia

Methemoglobinemia is a relatively rare, but potentially life-threating medical condition, which may be induced by application of topical anaesthetic agents commonly used during endoscopic procedure. The aim of our study was to assess the influence of lidocaine used prior to transesophageal echocardi...

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Autores principales: Filipiak-Strzecka, Dominika, Kasprzak, Jarosław D., Wiszniewska, Marta, Walusiak-Skorupa, Jolanta, Lipiec, Piotr
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Netherlands 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4428890/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25663608
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10554-015-0608-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4428890/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25663608
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10554-015-0608-z

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