Pharmacovigilance for chlorhexidine anaphylaxis: a preventable adverse reaction

Suran L Fernando; Marc J Capon; Sarah L Green; Michael J Boyle

doi:10.5694/mja2.50929

Pharmacovigilance for chlorhexidine anaphylaxis: a preventable adverse reaction

Med J Aust. 2021 Mar;214(4):162-163.e1. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50929. Epub 2021 Feb 1.

Authors

Suran L Fernando^{1

2}, Marc J Capon¹, Sarah L Green¹, Michael J Boyle^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
² University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
³ John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW.
⁴ University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW.

PMID: 33527357
DOI: 10.5694/mja2.50929

No abstract available

Keywords: Adverse events; Anaphylaxis; Anesthesia; Drug hypersensitivity; Medical errors; Perioperative period; Prophylactic surgical procedures; Risk management; Urogenital surgical procedures.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Anaphylaxis / chemically induced
Anaphylaxis / prevention & control*
Chlorhexidine / adverse effects*
Drug Hypersensitivity / etiology
Drug Hypersensitivity / prevention & control*
Humans
Male
Pharmacovigilance*

Substances

Chlorhexidine