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01-07-2020 | Anaphylaxis | Correspondence

In reply: Assessing the need for a chlorhexidine-containing central venous catheter: balancing the risk of anaphylaxis with infection

Authors: Peter Vadas, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Alex Ho, MD, FRCPC, Jeffrey Zaltzman, MD, FRCPC

Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Issue 7/2020

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To the Editor, …

Pysyk CL, Miller DR. Assessing the need for a chlorhexidine-containing central venous catheter: balancing the risk of anaphylaxis with infection. Can J Anesth 2020; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-020-01598-4.CrossRefPubMed

Ho A, Zaltzman J, Hare GM, et al. Severe and near-fatal anaphylactic reactions triggered by chlorhexidine-coated catheters in patients undergoing renal allograft surgery: a case series. Can J Anesth 2019; 66: 1483-8.CrossRef

Title: In reply: Assessing the need for a chlorhexidine-containing central venous catheter: balancing the risk of anaphylaxis with infection
Authors: Peter Vadas, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Alex Ho, MD, FRCPC
Jeffrey Zaltzman, MD, FRCPC
Publication date: 01-07-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis
Central Venous Catheter
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 7/2020
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-020-01599-3

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