title: Indigo carmine-induced hypotension in patients undergoing general anaesthesia.
abstract: Indigo carmine is a blue dye that is widely applied to localise ureteral orifices. It is generally believed to be a safe, biologically inert substance, and hypotensive reactions are extremely rare. However, we experienced three cases of indigo carmine-induced hypotension within a period of two weeks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul Veterans Hospital, Dunchon 1-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-060, Korea. hjjunn@hanmail.net
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: K O
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007203:Indigo Carmine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061214:Patient Safety; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D007203:Indigo Carmine