Allergic reaction to hyaluronidase in cataract surgery [5]

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 729-730

  Escolano, Fernando ^a   Pares N ^a   Gonzalez, I ^a   Castillo, J ^a   Valero, A ^b   Bartolome B ^c  

^a HOSPITAL DE L ESPERANÇA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^c Bial Aristegui   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HYALURONIDASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; EYE SURGERY; HUMAN; LETTER; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; PERIBULBAR ANESTHESIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; AGED; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DRUG ERUPTIONS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EDEMA; HUMANS; HYALURONOGLUCOSAMINIDASE; MALE; ORBITAL DISEASES;

EID: 24744450764     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021505251190     Document Type: Letter

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