Methemoglobinemia during the Use of Glyceryl Trinitrate Patches in Neonates: Two Case Reports

Methemoglobinemia can result in severe hypoxia. It has been frequently reported during the use of inhaled nitric oxide, but can occur where nitrate containing medications are used. Glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) patches have been used in the treatment of digital and limb ischemia in prematurely born infa...

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Main Authors: Alison Mintoft, Emma Williams, Christopher Harris, Nigel Kennea, Anne Greenough
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2018-10-01
Series:American Journal of Perinatology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1669945