A Dilemma: How Does One Treat Anaphylaxis in the Sulfite Allergic Patient since Epinephrine Contains Sodium Metabisulfite? [2]

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1499-

  Roth, Jonathan V ^a   Shields, Anastasia ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; SODIUM METABISULFITE; SULFITE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; BRONCHOSPASM; CESAREAN SECTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DESENSITIZATION; DIARRHEA; DRUG FATALITY; HUMAN; LETTER; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; URTICARIA;

EID: 1942468849     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000120092.39021.f2     Document Type: Letter

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