Evidence behind the WHO guidelines: Hospital care for children: Should s/c adrenaline, hydrocortisone or antihistamines be used as premedication for snake antivenom?

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 155-157

  Yong Soh, Siang ^a   Rutherford, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO; PROMETHAZINE; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM; STEROID;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANAPHYLAXIS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; ENVENOMATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SERUM SICKNESS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIVENINS; CHILD; EPINEPHRINE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; PREMEDICATION; SNAKE VENOMS;

EID: 33745699874     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fml006     Document Type: Review

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