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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |