Effect of Local Injection of Lidocaine and Articaine plus Epinephrine on Methemoglobin Level during General Anesthesia

• Main Authors: Hassan Mohajerani (Author), Fatemeh Latifi (Author), Reza Tabrizi (Author), Shervin Shafiei (Author), Hamidreza Moslemi (Author), Maryam Ebadi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Statement of the Problem: Methemoglobinemia is a potentially life-threatening rare medical condition, which refers to an increase in the level of oxidized form of hemoglobin (methemoglobin). Excessive replacement of hemoglobin with methemoglobin leads to functional hypoxia and even fatal conditions....