A case report of anaphylaxis to chlorhexidine during urinary catheterisation

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Noel, J ^a   Temple, A ^a   Laycock, G J A ^a  

^a NORTHERN DEVON HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Chlorhexidine; Urinary catheterisation

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE, LIDOCAINE DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG DERIVATIVE; LIDOCAINE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG ERUPTION; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE;

AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; CHLORHEXIDINE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG ERUPTIONS; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; LIDOCAINE; MALE; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 84862888170     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588412X13171221590610     Document Type: Article

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