Intraoperative anaphylaxis to a chlorhexdine polymer in childhood [7]

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 705-

  Ferrarini, Alessandra ^a   Baggi, Marco ^a   Flückiger, Rudolph ^a   Bianchetti, Mario G ^a  

^a Ospedale Beata Vergine   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; LATEX; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; POLYHEXANIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANAPHYLAXIS; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD; DEVICE REMOVAL; DRUG SAFETY; FASCIOTOMY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URTICARIA; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 33744467695     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2006.01889.x     Document Type: Letter

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