Anaphylaxis during cardiac surgery: implications for clinicians. Export

@article{citeulike:3151189, abstract = {During surgery, patients are exposed to multiple foreign substances including anesthetic drugs, antibiotics, blood products, heparin, polypeptides (aprotinin, latex, and protamine), and intravascular volume expanders, which have the potential to produce life-threatening allergic reactions termed "anaphylaxis." The hallmark of perioperative anaphylaxis is acute cardiovascular and pulmonary dysfunction. Patients undergoing cardiac surgery have extensive monitoring that permits rapid recognition and treatment when anaphylaxis occurs. Initial, smaller doses of drugs, often called test doses, administered before the therapeutic dose may produce anaphylaxis, and so clinicians need to be prepared to treat reactions if they occur. Institution of cardiopulmonary bypass for hemodynamically unstable patients can be a life-saving maneuver, and should be considered in patients with refractory cardiovascular dysfunction. Arginine vasopressin should also be considered for patients with vasodilatory shock. In this review, we focus on recent concepts in understanding the incidence and management approaches for patients at risk for anaphylaxis in the operating room setting, with an emphasis on cardiac surgical patients.}, address = {Emory Hospital, 1364 Clifton Rd., Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.}, author = {Levy, J. H. and Adkinson, N. F.}, citeulike-article-id = {3151189}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1213/ane.0b013e3181602e0d}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18227290}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=18227290}, doi = {10.1213/ane.0b013e3181602e0d}, issn = {1526-7598}, journal = {Anesthesia and analgesia}, keywords = {anaphylaxis, cardiac}, month = {February}, number = {2}, pages = {392--403}, posted-at = {2008-08-23 15:37:42}, priority = {2}, title = {Anaphylaxis during cardiac surgery: implications for clinicians.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1213/ane.0b013e3181602e0d}, volume = {106}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3151189 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3151189 N2 - During surgery, patients are exposed to multiple foreign substances including anesthetic drugs, antibiotics, blood products, heparin, polypeptides (aprotinin, latex, and protamine), and intravascular volume expanders, which have the potential to produce life-threatening allergic reactions termed "anaphylaxis." The hallmark of perioperative anaphylaxis is acute cardiovascular and pulmonary dysfunction. Patients undergoing cardiac surgery have extensive monitoring that permits rapid recognition and treatment when anaphylaxis occurs. Initial, smaller doses of drugs, often called test doses, administered before the therapeutic dose may produce anaphylaxis, and so clinicians need to be prepared to treat reactions if they occur. Institution of cardiopulmonary bypass for hemodynamically unstable patients can be a life-saving maneuver, and should be considered in patients with refractory cardiovascular dysfunction. Arginine vasopressin should also be considered for patients with vasodilatory shock. In this review, we focus on recent concepts in understanding the incidence and management approaches for patients at risk for anaphylaxis in the operating room setting, with an emphasis on cardiac surgical patients. IS - 2 JF - Anesthesia and analgesia SN - 1526-7598 AD - Emory Hospital, 1364 Clifton Rd., Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. EP - 403 TI - Anaphylaxis during cardiac surgery: implications for clinicians. VL - 106 SP - 392 KW - anaphylaxis KW - cardiac AU - Levy, JH AU - Adkinson, NF PY - 2008/02// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1213/ane.0b013e3181602e0d ER -