Life-threatening anaphylactic shock due to chlorhexidine on the central venous catheter: A case series

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 5930-5936

  Weng, Meilin ^a,b   Zhu, Minmin ^a,b   Chen, Wankun ^a,b   Miao, Changhong ^a,b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY SHANGHAI CANCER CENTER   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anaphylactic shock; Central venous catheter; Chlorhexidine

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CHLORHEXIDINE; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NORADRENALIN; PHENTOLAMINE; POVIDONE IODINE; PROPOFOL; SULFADIAZINE;

ADULT; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONVULSION; COUGHING; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EDEMA; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ERYTHEMA; FAINTNESS; FLUSHING; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; OXYGEN SATURATION; PARALYSIS; PRICK TEST; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 84921535912     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19405901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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