Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 70, Issue 8 , Pages 348-349 , August 2007

Management of Anaphylactic Shock During Intravenous Fluorescein Angiography at an Outpatient Clinic

  • Chang-Sue Yang

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Ophthalmology Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Departments of National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Chang-Sue Yang, Department of Ophthalmology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C.
  • ,
  • Chun-Sung Sung

      Affiliations

    • Departments of National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Departments of Anesthesiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
  • ,
  • Fenq-Lih Lee

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Ophthalmology Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Departments of National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
  • ,
  • Wen-Ming Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Ophthalmology Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Departments of National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 12 December 2006 ,Accepted 23 May 2007.

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PII: S1726-4901(08)70017-0

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70017-0

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 70, Issue 8 , Pages 348-349 , August 2007