Anaphylactoid shock induced by oxytocin administration - A case report

Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 233-236

  Lin, Ming Chung ^a   Hsieh, Teng Kuei ^a   Liu, Che An ^a   Chu, Chin Chen ^a   Chen, Jen Yin ^a   Wang, Jhi Joung ^a   Shieh, Ja Ping ^a  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Oxytocin; Shock: anaphylactoid

Indexed keywords

'VENA'; ADRENALIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BUPIVACAINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; EPHEDRINE; ERGOMETRINE; HYDROCORTISONE; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; ROCURONIUM; SEVOFLURANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LABOR INDUCTION; MALPRESENTATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; UTERINE ATONY; ANAPHYLAXIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY;

EID: 39549099331     PISSN: 02541319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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