Pulmonary edema following intrauterine methylene blue injection

Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 1996 Mar;40(3):382-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1996.tb04451.x.

Abstract

Methylene blue is a commonly used dye in diagnostic procedures such as fistula detection, delineation of body tissues during surgery and for checking the patency of fallopian tubes. Many such dyes interfere with accurate measurement of oxygen saturation by a pulse oximeter. We report here a case in which methylene blue hot only interfered with pulse oximetery but also caused pulmonary edema in an ASA grade 1 patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Absorption
  • Adult
  • Coloring Agents / administration & dosage
  • Coloring Agents / adverse effects*
  • Coloring Agents / pharmacokinetics
  • Fallopian Tube Patency Tests / adverse effects
  • Fallopian Tubes / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infertility / diagnosis
  • Injections
  • Laparoscopy
  • Methylene Blue / administration & dosage
  • Methylene Blue / adverse effects*
  • Methylene Blue / pharmacokinetics
  • Pulmonary Edema / chemically induced*
  • Uterus / metabolism

Substances

  • Coloring Agents
  • Methylene Blue