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Frequency - Incidence

Incidence of respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as assessed by number of reported/published cases in the literature. Red digits in stars indicate: 0 = Very rare, questionable signal · 1 = < 10 cases · 2 = 10-50 cases · 3 = 50–100 cases · 4 = 100-200 cases · 5 = >200 cases

Evidence level/grade

Evidence level for respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as estimated using Hill’s (1965), Naranjo’s (1981), and Bégaud’s (1985) criteria applied to published cases. Blue digits in stars indicate: 0 = Questionable · 1 = Low · 2 = Moderate · 3 = Robust · 4 = Definite · 5 = Unquestionable, pathognomonic

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Methemoglobinemia

Publications

Cho YS, Chung BY, Park CW, Kim HO

Seizures and Methemoglobinemia After Topical Application of Eutectic Mixture of Lidocaine and Prilocaine on a 3.5-Year-Old Child with Molluscum Contagiosum and Atopic Dermatitis.

Pediatric dermatology. 2016;33(5):e284-5

Barash M, Reich KA, Rademaker D

Lidocaine-induced methemoglobinemia: a clinical reminder.

The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. 2015;115(2):94-8

Schmitt C, Matulic M, Kervégant M, Tichadou L, Boutin A, Glaizal M, de Haro L

[Methaemoglobinaemia in a child treated with Emla(®) cream: circumstances and consequences of overdose].

Annales de dermatologie et de venereologie. 2012;139(12):824-7

Vallurupalli S, Manchanda S

Risk of acquired methemoglobinemia with different topical anesthetics during endoscopic procedures.

Local and regional anesthesia. 2011;4:25-8

Shachor-Meyouhas Y, Galbraith R, Shavit I

Application of topical analgesia in triage: a potential for harm.

The Journal of emergency medicine. 2008;35(1):39-41

Kwok S, Fischer JL, Rogers JD

Benzocaine and lidocaine induced methemoglobinemia after bronchoscopy: a case report.

Journal of medical case reports. 2008;2:16

Abu-Laban RB, Zed PJ, Purssell RA, Evans KG

Severe methemoglobinemia from topical anesthetic spray: case report, discussion and qualitative systematic review.

CJEM. 2001;3(1):51-6

DEAS TC

Severe methemoglobinemia following dental extractions under lidocaine anesthesia.

Anesthesiology. 1956;17(1):204