title: Perioperative angioedema: background, diagnosis, and management.
abstract: Angioedema is a potentially life-threatening condition that may present at any point in the perioperative care of patients. It requires prompt recognition and diagnosis; the primary concern during acute attacks is airway management. The pathophysiology, various causes of angioedema, and treatment strategies according to underlying etiology are presented.
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. barbara.david@mayo.edu
authors: David W
authors: DW
authors: Barbara
authors: Kevin P
authors: KP
authors: Ronan
authors: Daniel E
authors: DE
authors: Maddox
authors: Mark A
authors: MA
authors: Warner
mesh_terms: D058109:Airway Management / Q000379:methods*; D000799:Angioedema / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D019990:Perioperative Care; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Airway management; Anaphylaxis; Angioedema; C1 inhibitor replacement protein (C1INHRP); Danazol; Ecallantide; Icatibant; Interstitium; Kinin-related; Mast cell-mediated