Intraoperative anaphylactic shock from bacitracin nasal packing after septorhinoplasty

Anesthesiology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1545-1547

  Gall, Richard ^b   Blakley, Brian ^b   Warrington, Richard ^b   Bell, Dean D ^a  

^a ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Allergy; Antibiotic; Prophylaxis; Topical

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; BACITRACIN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HETASTARCH; HYDROCORTISONE; OXYGEN; POLYSPORIN; RANITIDINE;

ADULT; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NOSE; NOSE MALFORMATION; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE SEPTUM RECONSTRUCTION; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACITRACIN; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FACIAL INJURIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL SEPTUM; RHINOPLASTY;

EID: 0032752907     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199911000-00054     Document Type: Article

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