Severe ischemia of the lower limb and of the intestine associated with systemic vasoconstrictor therapy and femoral arterial catheterization.

Objective: To report a case of peripheral and intestinal ischemia associated with arterial catheterization and terlipressin treatment in a child.

Design: Case report.

Setting: Pediatric intensive care unit of a university hospital.

Elevated carboxyhemoglobin associated with sodium nitroprusside treatment.

Objective: To report four cases of carboxyhemoglobinemia associated with high doses of sodium nitroprusside after cardiac transplant in children.

Patients: Four children in the pediatric care unit of a university hospital aged 6 months-4 years. Carboxyhemoglonemia developed at levels of 5.