Abstract
Muscle relaxant drugs are the most frequent cause of anaphylactic and anaphylactoid reactions during anaesthesia. We report a case of a life-threatening anaphylactic reaction during induction of anaesthesia with severe bronchospasm as the first clinical symptom. Mechanical ventilation was nearly impossible. The patient required a multimodal antiallergic therapy and a high-dose catecholamine therapy for stabilization. Rocuronium was identified as the allergic agent using intradermal testing.
Translated title of the contribution | Severe anaphylaxis from rocuronium |
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Original language | German |
Pages (from-to) | 1169-1171 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Anaesthesist |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2006 |
Externally published | Yes |