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Benzocaine-induced methemoglobinemia.
A case is reported in which a patient developed methemoglobinemia-induced cyanosis while under general anesthesia during surgery for multiple fascial space infections. The cause of methemoglobinemia was 20% benzocaine spray used for local anesthesia before intubation. Acutely developing methemoglobinemia is infrequently encountered in clinical practice. When confronted with cyanosis in the abse...
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INTRODUCTION Methemoglobinemia is a rare cause of hypoxemia, characterized by abnormal levels of oxidized hemoglobin that cannot bind to and transport oxygen. CASE PRESENTATION A 62-year-old male underwent bronchoscopy where lidocaine oral solution and Hurricaine spray (20% benzocaine) were used. He developed central cyanosis and his oxygen saturation was 85% via pulse oximetry. An arterial b...
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CASE REPORT An 82-year-old white woman with a history of hypertension, paroxysmal atrial tachycardia, and hypothyroidism underwent laparoscopic left adrenalectomy for possible adrenal carcinoma. On the third postoperative day, the patient’s course was complicated by a paralytic ileus. A nasogastric tube was placed, preceded by a 3-second dose of Hurricane spray (20% benzocaine, approximately 60...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Anesthesia Progress
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0003-3006
DOI: 10.2344/0003-3006(2005)52[136:bm]2.0.co;2