Methemoglobinemia as a Cause of Unexplained Hypoxia in Neurosurgical Patients: A Report of Two Cases

Methemoglobinemia as a Cause of Unexplained Hypoxia in Neurosurgical Patients: A Report of Two Cases

In methemoglobinemia, ferrous iron in the hemoglobin is oxidized to a ferric state. Hemoglobin in this state cannot carry oxygen resulting in hypoxemia, which manifests as low peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2). Bedside co-oximetry can identify this condition. We present here two cases of methemogl...

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Main Authors: Sonia Bansal, Bharath Srinivasaiah, Vidya Sriram, Vishal Baradwad, Parthiban Giribabu, Rajeeb K. Mishra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2024-06-01
Series:Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care
Subjects:
methemoglobinemia
methemoglobin
hypoxia
co-oximetry
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1776389

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