Anaphylactoid reaction to oral contrast for computed tomography

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1105-1107

  Seymour, Christopher W ^a   Pryor, John P ^a,b   Gupta, Rajan ^a   Schwab, C William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; DIATRIZOATE; FLAVORING AGENT; INFUSION FLUID; MEGLUMINE DIATRIZOATE; PRESERVATIVE; STEROID;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLUNT TRAUMA; BRONCHOSPASM; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; NAUSEA; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; URTICARIA; VOMITING;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANAPHYLAXIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; CRICOID CARTILAGE; DIATRIZOATE; DIATRIZOATE MEGLUMINE; DYSPNEA; HUMANS; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THYROID GLAND; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 9644268036     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000133578.57031.97     Document Type: Article

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