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Anesthesia and analgesia · Mar 2003
Case ReportsAnaphylactoid reaction to hydroxyethylstarch during cesarean delivery in a patient with HELLP syndrome.
- Marcel P Vercauteren, Hilde C Coppejans, and Luc Sermeus.
- Department of Anesthesia University Hospital Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium. marcel.vercauteren@uza.be
- Anesth. Analg. 2003 Mar 1; 96 (3): 859-61, table of contents.
ImplicationsThis case report describes an allergic reaction attributed to colloid administration before a semi-urgent cesarean delivery. The most challenging part of this event was related to the anesthetic and obstetric treatment options to avoid further compromise of both mother and fetus.
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