In a patient with respiratory failure after trauma, intravenous methylene blue was effective in correcting two episodes of acute methemoglobinemia, one after topical benzocaine and one after lidocaine.
In plain wordsIn a patient with respiratory failure after trauma, intravenous methylene blue corrected both episodes of methemoglobinemia.
- Peptide
- Methylene blue
- Outcome
- DecreaseCorrection of methemoglobinemia (two episodes)
- Study
n = 1
- Outcome group
- Blood oxygenation and oxygen transport · Whole body
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · intravenousAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
On both occasions, intravenous methylene blue was effective in correcting the disorder.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
We describe a patient with respiratory failure following trauma who had two episodes of acute methemoglobinemia, one after the topical application of benzocaine and the second following lidocaine administration for endotracheal intubation.
The episodes occurred more than 20 hours apart, and no other drugs known to induce methemoglobinemia were given.