Obstetrics and Gynecology International
Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 374791, 4 pages
doi:10.1155/2009/374791
Case Report

Severe Anaphylaxis to Volplex, a Colloid Solution during Cesarean Section: A Case Report and Review

Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Alexandra Hospital, Redditch B98 7UB, UK

Received 24 December 2008; Revised 7 March 2009; Accepted 16 March 2009

Academic Editor: Everett F. Magann

Copyright © 2009 K. Karri et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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