Intraoperative anaphylaxis due to gelofusine in a patient undergoing intramedullary nailing of the femur: A case report

Cases Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Polyzois, Ioannis ^a   Lampard, Andrina ^a   Mohanlal, Paras ^a   Tsiridis, Evgenios ^b   Manidakis, Nikolaos ^a   Tsiridis, Eleftherios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Blue Cross Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; DEXAMETHASONE; DICLOFENAC; GELATIN SUCCINATE; MORPHINE; ONDANSETRON; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL;

AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; CASE REPORT; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; PRICK TEST; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSTATE CANCER; RASH; RESUSCITATION; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 77953417360     PISSN: 17571626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-12     Document Type: Article

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