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Case Reports
. 2004 Nov;99(5):1573-1574.
doi: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000134860.73875.CF.

Prolonged postoperative disorientation after methylene blue infusion during parathyroidectomy

Kevin K Bach  1 , Fred W Lindsay, Lamont S Berg, Red S Howard
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Prolonged postoperative disorientation after methylene blue infusion during parathyroidectomy

Kevin K Bach et al. Anesth Analg. 2004 Nov.

Abstract

Methylene blue 7.5 mg/kg is frequently given at our institution during parathyroidectomy. The dye preferentially stains the parathyroids so as to provide better surgical visualization. Other than causing a pseudocyanosis, the technique is generally considered to be rather innocuous. We report a case of a patient who, after this procedure, had a postoperative course that was unusual because of slowly resolving altered mental status.

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