Methaemoglobinaemia on exposure to EMLA cream

Low oxygen saturation recorded by pulse oximeter (SpO2) is a clinical finding which can indicate multiple causes that can occur in the perioperative period. However, pre-induction SpO2 <90% in an asymptomatic healthy child poses a great diagnostic and management challenge to the anaesthesiologist...

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Main Authors: D Pant, R Sehgal, J Sood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Current Medicine Research and Practice
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Online Access:http://www.cmrpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2352-0817;year=2011;volume=1;issue=6;spage=324;epage=326;aulast=Pant