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Hetastarch allergy and positive latex radioallergosorbent test in a patient suffering cardiovascular decompensation during multiple perioperative periods.
Ritchey, R Michael; Helfand, Robert F; Irefin, Samuel A; Argalious, Maged; Tetzlaff, John E.
Afiliação
  • Ritchey RM; *Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Comprehensive Pain Management, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, and †Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.
Anesth Analg ; 101(6): 1709-1712, 2005 Dec.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16301246
The cause of sudden cardiovascular collapse in the perioperative period can be elusive. Allergy may be overlooked as a cause. When allergy is considered, latex is often suspected. Because hetastarch is frequently used in situations involving hypovolemia and hypotension, and because allergic reactions to it are rare, it may be overlooked as a possible allergen. We report a case of a patient suffering cardiovascular decompensation during four nonconsecutive perioperative periods before it was determined that she was allergic to hetastarch. She also had a very highly positive latex radioallergosorbent test, suggesting a latex allergy.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Choque / Derivados de Hidroxietil Amido / Hipersensibilidade ao Látex Limite: Aged / Female / Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2005 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Choque / Derivados de Hidroxietil Amido / Hipersensibilidade ao Látex Limite: Aged / Female / Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2005 Tipo de documento: Article