Anaphylaxis with associated fibrinolysis, reversed with tranexamic acid and demonstrated by thrombelastography

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 580-587

  de Souza, R L ^a   Short, T ^a   Warman, G R ^a,b   MacLennan, N ^a   Young, Y ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis, anaphylactoid reactions : fibrinolysis; Mast cells; Thrombelastography

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATRACURIUM; CEFAZOLIN; CHLORHEXIDINE; CYCLIZINE; DESFLURANE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOPAMINE; FENTANYL; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; GELATIN SUCCINATE; HETASTARCH; HYDROCORTISONE; METARAMINOL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; NORADRENALIN; OMEPRAZOLE; PROPOFOL; RANITIDINE; REMIFENTANIL; ROCURONIUM; SALBUTAMOL; SEVOFLURANE; SUXAMETHONIUM; TEMAZEPAM; TRANEXAMIC ACID; UNINDEXED DRUG; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; PREMEDICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY;

EID: 4444328019     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0403200419     Document Type: Article

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