Intraoperative anaphylaxis associated with bacitracin irrigation

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 323-327

  Damm, Suzanne ^a  

^a Via Christi Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Antibiotics; Bacitracin; Drugs, adverse reactions; Geriatrics; Heart surgery; Irrigation

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ADRENALIN; BACITRACIN; CEFAZOLIN; COPPER; DIAZEPAM; DILTIAZEM; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOPAMINE; FENTANYL; FLUMAZENIL; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NORADRENALIN; PENICILLIN G; PETHIDINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; POVACRYLEX IODINE; PROMETHAZINE; PROPOFOL; SERTRALINE; SPIRONOLACTONE; VANCOMYCIN; ZINC;

ADULT; AGED; AGITATION; ALLERGY; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANXIETY; APNEA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATAXIA; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY WEIGHT; BRADYCARDIA; BREATHING RATE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY SINUS; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIAPHORESIS; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPHAGIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE GENERATOR; PULSE RATE; RESTLESSNESS; SIDE EFFECT; SINUS RHYTHM; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VENTILATOR;

EID: 79956044923     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp090238     Document Type: Article

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