Prolonged Postoperative Disorientation After Methylene Blue Infusion During Parathyroidectomy
- 1 November 2004
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Anesthesia & Analgesia
- Vol. 99 (5), 1573-1574
- https://doi.org/10.1213/01.ane.0000134860.73875.cf
Abstract
Methylene blue 7.5 mg/kg is frequently given at our institution during parathyroidectomy. The dye preferentially stains the parathyroids so as to provide better surgical visualization. Other than causing a pseudocyanosis, the technique is generally considered to be rather innocuous. We report a case of a patient who, after this procedure, had a postoperative course that was unusual because of slowly resolving altered mental status.Keywords
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