Severe anaphylactic reaction to chlorhexidine during total hip arthroplasty surgery. A case report

Thea Sijbesma; Heike Röckmann; Walter van der Weegen

doi:10.5301/HIP.2011.8644

Severe anaphylactic reaction to chlorhexidine during total hip arthroplasty surgery. A case report

Thea Sijbesma, Heike Röckmann, Walter van der Weegen

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Two consecutive hip surgery procedures in the same patient were aborted following a severe anaphylactic reaction of the patient. After the second procedure, the patient was diagnosed to be allergic to chlorhexidine, a component of the gel used to insert a urinary catheter. Chlorhexidine allergy is rare, and the delayed presentation may make it easy to overlook. In hip arthroplasty surgery, this may result in an abandoned procedure and the need for re-operation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	630-2
Number of pages	3
Journal	Hip international : the journal of clinical and experimental research on hip pathology and therapy
Volume	21
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5301/HIP.2011.8644
Publication status	Published - 29 Sept 2011

Keywords

Anaphylaxis
Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
Chlorhexidine
Drug Hypersensitivity
Humans
Intraoperative Complications
Male
Middle Aged
Urinary Catheterization

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Severe anaphylactic reaction to chlorhexidine during total hip arthroplasty surgery. A case report. / Sijbesma, Thea; Röckmann, Heike; van der Weegen, Walter.
In: Hip international : the journal of clinical and experimental research on hip pathology and therapy, Vol. 21, No. 5, 29.09.2011, p. 630-2.

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Severe anaphylactic reaction to chlorhexidine during total hip arthroplasty surgery. A case report

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