title: Methemoglobinemia--an unusual cause of intraoperative hypoxia.
authors.affiliation: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. rajeshg@uab.edu
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gutta
authors.forename: Patrick J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Louis
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000328:Adult; D000336:Aerosols / Q000009:adverse effects; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D019162:Anesthetics, Combined; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008708:Methemoglobinemia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000378:metabolism; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D019162:Anesthetics, Combined; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D008012:Lidocaine