The risk of bronchospasm in asthmatics undergoing general anaesthesia and/or intravascular administration of radiographic contrast media. Physiopatology and clinical/functional evaluation

European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 167-173

  Liccardi, G ^a   Salzillo, A ^a   Piccolo, A ^a   De Napoli, I ^a   D'Amato, G ^a  

^a A Cardarelli High Speciality Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma control test (ACT); Bronchial asthma; Bronchial hyperreactivity; Bronchospasm; General anaesthesia; Hypersensitivity; Radio contrast media

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM CHELATE; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOXAGLIC ACID;

ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL SPASM; CONTRAST MEDIA; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK;

EID: 77958517453     PISSN: 03979148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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