title: [A successfully treated case of intraoperative latex anaphylaxis during abdominal aorta aneurysm resection].
abstract: We experienced resuscitation from latex anaphylaxis induced by surgical gloves during elective abdominal aorta aneurysm resection in a low risk adult with latex allergy. The patient developed severe circulatory collapse 10 minutes after the start of surgery. Although administration of dopamine, norepinephrine, and a large amount of fluid could not normalize this circulatory collapse, but addition of famotidine and chlorpheniramine could restore blood pressure. After resuscitation, we decided to postpone the operation. The re-operation was planned in the latex free setting one month later. All products, containing latex, had been excluded from operating room one day before the re-operation, and the patient entered operating room earlier than other patients to avoid latex-polluted powder from surgical gloves of other staffs. Y-shaped graft replacement was performed, and the perioperative course was uneventful. Latex is the second leading cause of intraoperative anaphylaxis, and the high-risk cases could be easily detected through the questionnaires, focusing on latex and other tropical fruits allergy. Moreover, because it is easy to get latex-free products, we recommend that a set of latex free products should be prepared at least for a high-risk case of latex allergy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease, Osaka 537-8511.
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Junko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kurahashi
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kambara
authors.forename: Toshiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kishi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000628:therapy*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005932:Gloves, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D007840:Latex / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020315:Latex Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012086:Reoperation; D012151:Resuscitation; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D007840:Latex