Postextubation severe bronchospasm and hypotension triggered by exposure to a disinfectant spray

Anesthesiology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 739-741

  Licker, Marc ^a   Spiliopoulos, Anastase ^b   Morel, Denis ^b   Chevalley, Catherine ^b  

^a Hôpital Universitaire   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ADRENALIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CEFUROXIME; CHLORHEXIDINE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DESFLURANE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; FENTANYL; HETASTARCH; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IRRITANT AGENT; LATEX; LIDOCAINE; METHYL PARABEN; MIDAZOLAM; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; PENICILLIN G; PENTOBARBITAL; ROCURONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREATHING; BRONCHOSPASM; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; COLLOID; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; ERYTHEMA; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; GLOVE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREMEDICATION; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; URTICARIA; WOUND DRESSING;

ADULT; AEROSOLS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRONCHIAL SPASM; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LUNG NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0042631504     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200309000-00030     Document Type: Article

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