Treatment with epinephrine (Adrenaline) in suspected anaphylaxis during anesthesia in Denmark

Anesthesiology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 111-116

  Garvey, Lene H ^a,b   Belhage, Bo ^c   Krøigaard, Mogens ^a,b   Husum, Bent ^d   Malling, Hans Jørgen ^a   Mosbech, Holger ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^c BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d Frederikssund Hospital   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; TRYPTASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; DENMARK; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

EID: 79959511678     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e318218119d     Document Type: Article

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