A cluster of anaphylactic reactions in children with spina bifida during general anesthesia: Epidemiologic features, risk factors, and latex hypersensitivity

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 53-61

  Kelly, Kevin J ^a   Pearson, Michell L ^a   Kurup, Viswanath P ^a   Havens, Peter L ^a   Byrd, Robert S ^a   Setlock, Mary A ^a   Butler, Jay C ^a   Slater, Jay E ^a   Grammer, Leslie C ^a   Resnick, Abraham ^a   Roberts, Mary ^a   Jarvis, William R ^a   Davis, Jeffrey P ^a   Fink, Jordan N ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

allergy; anaphylaxis; ethylene oxide; general anesthesia; Latex; spina bifida

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX;

ANAMNESIS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPINA BIFIDA; SURGICAL GLOVE;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LATEX; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; WISCONSIN;

EID: 0028243258     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-6749(94)90071-X     Document Type: Article

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