Tongue swelling in the recovery room: a case report and discussion of postoperative angioedema

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 226-229

  Reed, LoriJean K ^a   Meng, Jin ^a   Joshi, Girish P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioneurotic edema; Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors; Postoperative care

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FENTANYL; LISINOPRIL; MIDAZOLAM; NITROUS OXIDE; ONDANSETRON; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; RANITIDINE; SALBUTAMOL; SEVOFLURANE; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; NAUSEA; OXYGEN SATURATION; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOVERY ROOM; TONGUE SWELLING;

ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TONGUE;

EID: 33646804191     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2005.08.019     Document Type: Article

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