Postoperative complications after CS spray exposure

Anaesthesia

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1219-1220

  Davey, A ^a   Moppett, Iain K ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Postoperative complications; Tear gas; CS spray

Indexed keywords

2 CHLOROBENZYLIDENEMALONONITRILE; ALFENTANIL; ATRACURIUM; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; MORPHINE; NEOSTIGMINE; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; SUXAMETHONIUM; TEAR GAS;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CASE REPORT; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMAN; LACRIMATION; LARYNX SPASM; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; HUMANS; LARYNGISMUS; MALE; O-CHLOROBENZYLIDENEMALONITRILE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RIOT CONTROL AGENTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 10044250978     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2004.03927.x     Document Type: Article

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