Anaphylaxis to levobupivacaine - Probably not

Anaesthesia

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 294-295

  Harper, N J N ^a   Garcez, T ^a  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; PENICILLIN G; TRYPTASE;

AIRWAY PRESSURE; ANAPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HUMAN; INFECTION; LETTER; MAST CELL; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; PNEUMONIA; PRICK TEST; SUPINE POSITION; SURGICAL DRAPE; URTICARIA; WHEEZING;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 84856813629     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2012.07069_2.x     Document Type: Letter

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