Methemoglobinemia: A Rare Entity Caused by Commonly Used Topical Anesthetic Agents, a Case Report

Benzocaine, a topical anesthetic agent, is widely used during short procedures like endoscopy, endotracheal intubation and likewise. Here we report a case of benzocaine spray-induced methemoglobinemia in an adult male patient during the transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) presenting as hypoxia an...

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Autores principales: Rawla, Prashanth, Pradeep Raj, Jeffrey
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elmer Press 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7155844/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32300399
http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/jh325w

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7155844/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32300399
http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/jh325w

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