Methemoglobinemia
- 1 June 1995
- journal article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
- Vol. 77 (6), 937-939
- https://doi.org/10.2106/00004623-199506000-00015
Abstract
Fiberoptic intubation is commonly performed in patients who need general anesthesia and who may have instability of the cervical spine. A local anesthetic agent is often used to facilitate the intubation. Methemoglobinemia, a condition in which the level of methemoglobin in the blood is greater thanKeywords
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