Severe and near-fatal anaphylactic reactions triggered by chlorhexidine-coated catheters in patients undergoing renal allograft surgery: a case series.

CONCLUSIONS: Intraoperative insertion of chlorhexidine-coated central venous catheters can trigger life-threatening anaphylaxis in susceptible patients undergoing renal transplantation. PMID: 31264193 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31264193?dopt=Abstract

Source: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia - June 30, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Ho A, Zaltzman J, Hare GMT, Chen L, Fu L, Tarlo SM, Vadas P Tags: Can J Anaesth Source Type: research