Use of propofol in patients with food allergies

Anaesthesia

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 439-

  Bradley, A E D ^a   Tober, K E S ^a   Brown, R E ^a  

^a MUSGROVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCIPIENT; OVALBUMIN; OVOMUCOID; OVOTRANSFERRIN; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PROPOFOL; SOYBEAN OIL;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; CROSS REACTION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG USE; EGG ALLERGY; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; LETTER; PEANUT ALLERGY; RISK FACTOR;

ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; EXCIPIENTS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; PROPOFOL;

EID: 40549084728     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2008.05505.x     Document Type: Letter

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