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Methemoglobinemia caused by a low dose of prilocaine during general anesthesia

Methemoglobinemia is a blood disorder in which an abnormal amount of methemoglobin is produced, and prilocaine is one of the drugs that can cause this disorder. The maximum recommended dose of prilocaine is 8 mg/kg. We report a case of methemoglobinemia caused by the administration of 4.2 mg/kg of p...

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Autores principales: Shibuya, Makiko, Hojo, Takayuki, Hase, Yuri, Kimura, Yukifumi, Fujisawa, Toshiaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Dental Society of Anesthsiology 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8349667/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34395903
http://dx.doi.org/10.17245/jdapm.2021.21.4.357