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Killer hiding under normal oxygen saturation: a case report about methemoglobinemia

BACKGROUND: Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) is a choice for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension (PH), especially in cases after cardiac surgery. Potential side effects include the formation of higher oxides of nitrogen and methemoglobin (MetHb). Methemoglobinemia is the oxidation of ferrous iron to i...

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Autores principales: Sun, Qirong, Yue, Jianming, Liang, Peng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AME Publishing Company 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9253941/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35800286
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/tp-21-588