GPs' role in reducing the risk of bronchospasm in asthma patients undergoing general anaesthesia and/or intravascular administration of radiographic contrast media

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 333-335

  Liccardi, Gennaro ^a   Infantino, Antonio ^b   Paggiaro, Pierluigi ^c   Fabbri, Leonardo Maria ^d   Salzillo, Antonello ^a   Infantino, Ruben ^e   D'Amato, Gennaro ^a  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Italian Academy of Family Physicians Bari   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED GLYCATION END PRODUCT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT CARE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK REDUCTION; SPIROMETRY;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL SPASM; CONTRAST MEDIA; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 80052597871     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2011.00044     Document Type: Article

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