Case report: Intraoperative anaphylactoid reaction and hydroxyethyl starch in balanced electrolyte solution (Hextend®)

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 989-993

  Hall, Brian A ^a   Frigas, Evangelo ^a   Matesic, Damir ^a   Gillett, Michael D ^a   Sprung, Juraj ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CEFAZOLIN; CISATRACURIUM; CREATININE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; ELECTROLYTE; EPHEDRINE; FENTANYL; GLUCOSE; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; HETASTARCH; LATEX; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; N METHYLHISTAMINE; NEOSTIGMINE; ONDANSETRON; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROPOFOL; SALBUTAMOL; SUXAMETHONIUM; TRYPTASE; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ANAMNESIS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRONCHOSPASM; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; DILUTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INFUSION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; OPERATION DURATION; PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SKIN TEST; URTICARIA; WHEEZING;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; HETASTARCH; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; PLASMA SUBSTITUTES; TRYPTASES;

EID: 34247206429     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03022527     Document Type: Article

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