Surgery in a patient allergic to ethylene oxide

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 208-209

  Demontoux, Vanessa ^a   Moreau, Emilie ^a   Peyron, Isabelle ^a   Talon, Valérie ^a   Khouri, Nejib ^a   Morin, Jean Paul ^a   Bézie, Yvonnick ^a  

^a SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Allergy; Ethylene oxide; Hospital; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; ETHYLENE OXIDE; HETASTARCH; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; ISOFLURANE; SEVOFLURANE; SUFENTANIL CITRATE; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ASTHMA; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; DECUBITUS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EDEMA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LETTER; MENINGOMYELOCELE; RASH; SHOCK; URINARY CATHETER; URTICARIA;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; DISINFECTANTS; ETHYLENE OXIDE; EXANTHEMA; HUMANS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 39749131619     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-007-9159-2     Document Type: Letter

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