Management of a Patient With a Latex Allergy

JAMA. 2017 Jan 17;317(3):309-310. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.20034.

Authors

Christina A Minami¹, Cynthia Barnard², Karl Y Bilimoria¹

Affiliations

¹ Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center (SOQIC), Department of Surgery and Center for Healthcare Studies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
² Division of Quality, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, Chicago, Illinois.

PMID: 28114556
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.20034

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anaphylaxis / complications
Anaphylaxis / drug therapy
Anaphylaxis / prevention & control*
Colectomy
Communication
Device Removal
Disease Management*
Diverticulitis, Colonic / surgery
Female
Humans
Intraoperative Complications / diagnosis
Intraoperative Complications / prevention & control
Latex Hypersensitivity / complications
Latex Hypersensitivity / diagnosis
Latex Hypersensitivity / prevention & control*
Medical Errors* / adverse effects
Medical Records / standards
Preoperative Care / standards
Risk Management / methods
Risk Management / organization & administration*
Root Cause Analysis*
Urinary Catheterization
Urinary Catheters* / adverse effects