Anaphylaxis During Anesthesia. Results of a Two-Year Survey In France.

From: AORN Journal | Date: October 1, 2002| Author: Steelman, Victoria M. | Copyright information

M C Laxenaire, P M Mertes, Groupe d'Etudes des Reactions Anaphylactoides Peranesthesiques British Journal of Anaesthesia Vol 87 (October 2001) 549-558

Perioperative nurses must be prepared for emergencies, but with increasing pressure to be more efficient and do more with less, they may question whether and when it is a priority to be prepared for an intraoperative emergency. Researchers in a network of 38 French health care facilities examined the issue of one intraoper...

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