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Allergic reactions to intravenous anaesthetic induction agents and muscle relaxants. Case reports and a clinical review. 1985

E A Shipton, and J A Roelofse

Allergic reactions to the intravenous drugs used in anaesthesia pose a major problem for the anaesthetist, since they represent an unpredictable and occasionally life-threatening event. Reports of 2 such cases are presented, and the incidence, assessment and prophylaxis of such reactions are discussed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D011277	Pregnanediones	Pregnane derivatives in which two side-chain methyl groups or two methylene groups in the ring skeleton (or a combination thereof) have been oxidized to keto groups.	Diketopregnanes,Dioxopregnanes
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D004342	Drug Hypersensitivity	Immunologically mediated adverse reactions to medicinal substances used legally or illegally.	Allergy, Drug,Hypersensitivity, Drug,Drug Allergy,Allergies, Drug,Drug Allergies,Drug Hypersensitivities,Hypersensitivities, Drug
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000443	Alcuronium	A non-depolarizing skeletal muscle relaxant similar to TUBOCURARINE. It is used as an anesthesia adjuvant.	Alcuronium Chloride,Allnortoxiferine,Diallylnortoxiferine,Alcuronium Dichloride,Alloferin,Dialferine,N,N'-Diallylnortoxiferinium Dichloride,Dichloride, Alcuronium,Dichloride, N,N'-Diallylnortoxiferinium
D000771	Anesthesia, Intravenous	Process of administering an anesthetic through injection directly into the bloodstream.	Anesthesias, Intravenous,Intravenous Anesthesia,Intravenous Anesthesias
D000777	Anesthetics	Agents capable of inducing a total or partial loss of sensation, especially tactile sensation and pain. They may act to induce general ANESTHESIA, in which an unconscious state is achieved, or may act locally to induce numbness or lack of sensation at a targeted site.	Anesthetic,Anesthetic Agents,Anesthetic Drugs,Anesthetic Effect,Anesthetic Effects,Agents, Anesthetic,Drugs, Anesthetic,Effect, Anesthetic,Effects, Anesthetic