IgE-mediated allergy to local anaesthetics: Separating fact from perception: A UK perspective

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 903-911

  Bhole, M V ^a   Manson, A L ^b   Seneviratne, S L ^b   Misbah, S A ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

allergy; anaesthetics local; IgE

Indexed keywords

ARTICAINE; BENZOCAINE; BUPIVACAINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEPIVACAINE; METHYL PARABEN; PRILOCAINE; PROCAINE; ROPIVACAINE; TETRACAINE;

ALLERGY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CROSS REACTION; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E MEDIATED ALLERGY; INCIDENCE; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; PATCH TEST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCEPTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; REVIEW; SKIN TEST; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84861359580     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aes162     Document Type: Review

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