Old, new and hidden causes of perioperative hypersensitivity

Current Pharmaceutical Design

Volumn 22, Issue 45, 2016, Pages 6814-6824

  Garvey, Lene Heise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Allergy; Anaesthesia; Anaphylaxis; Causes; Hidden allergens; Perioperative hypersensitivity

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIDOTE; BLUE DYE; CHEMOSTERILANT; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DYE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; LATEX; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; MANNITOL; METHYLCELLULOSE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT REVERSAL AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; OXYTOCIN; PARACETAMOL; POLYMER; PROTAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ALLERGY TEST; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; AWARENESS; BLOOD; COLLOID; EXPOSURE; HISTORY; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; PERIOPERATIVE HYPERSENSITIVITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS;

EID: 85012070395     PISSN: 13816128     EISSN: 18734286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1381612822666161004125143     Document Type: Review

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