Catastrophic Bronchial Spasm Due to a Severe Anaphylactic Reaction to Protamine

Fatal anaphylactic reactions to protamine sulfate during cardiac surgery are very rare. We report a case of catastrophic bronchial spasm due to an anaphylactic reaction to protamine. The patient was managed successfully using a bronchodilator, steroid treatment, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenati...

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Autores principales: Kim, Jae-Bum, Kim, Jae Hyun, Song, Kyung Sub
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5147475/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27965927
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2016.49.6.472
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Sumario:Fatal anaphylactic reactions to protamine sulfate during cardiac surgery are very rare. We report a case of catastrophic bronchial spasm due to an anaphylactic reaction to protamine. The patient was managed successfully using a bronchodilator, steroid treatment, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

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