Post-frenotomy Methemoglobinemia Associated with Mepivacaine Use in a 3 Day Old
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Post-frenotomy Methemoglobinemia Associated with Mepivacaine Use in a 3 Day Old
Although neonatal frenotomy is not a new procedure, there seems to be an increased incidence over the past decade. Even with some controversy over the utility of the procedure and its benefits to the breast-feeding child, more neonates are being referred for ankyloglossia related frenulum repairs as breast-feeding has gained popularity. The frenulum is poorly innervated and does not necessarily...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine: Open Access
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2165-7548
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7548.1000131