Emergency treatment of anaphylaxis in infants and children

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-40

  Cheng, A ^a   Farrell, Catherine ^b   Friedman, Jeremy ^c   Gauthier, Marie ^b   Mikrogianakis, Angelo ^d   Ortiz Alvarez, Oliva ^e  

^a BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e St Martha's Regional Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Children; Emergency; Infant; Paediatric; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CETIRIZINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; GLUCAGON; MEPREDNISONE; PREDNISONE; RANITIDINE; SALBUTAMOL;

ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; CHILD CARE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METERED DOSE INHALER; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PEDIATRICS; PRURITUS; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; URTICARIA; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION; WHEEZING;

EID: 80054000052     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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