An unexpected cause of an acute hypersensitivity reaction during recovery from anaesthesia

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 521-524

  Thong, C L ^a   Lambros, M ^a   Stewart, M G ^a   Kam, P C A ^b  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine, hypersensitivity: mast cell tryptase, post anaesthetic recovery unit, intradermal

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALOTIN; CEFOTAXIME; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; CISATRACURIUM; DICLOFENAC; FENTANYL; GELATIN SUCCINATE; HARTMANN SOLUTION; HYDROCORTISONE; ISOFLURANE; METARAMINOL; METOPROLOL; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; PANCURONIUM; PARACETAMOL; PENICILLIN G; PERINDOPRIL; PETHIDINE; POVIDONE IODINE; PROMETHAZINE; PROPOFOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIOPENTAL; TRYPTASE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; VECURONIUM;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYANOSIS; DERMATITIS; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; HYSTERECTOMY; INDWELLING CATHETER; MAST CELL; OPERATING ROOM; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN TEST; TASTE DISORDER; TOOTH COLOR; VAGINA MUCOSA; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 23644433047     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0503300417     Document Type: Article

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