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Case Rep Crit Care. 2015;2015:967560. doi: 10.1155/2015/967560. Epub 2015 Jun 11.

Severe Dextran-Induced Anaphylactic Shock during Induction of Hypertension-Hypervolemia-Hemodilution Therapy following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.

Case reports in critical care

Tohru Shiratori, Atsushi Sato, Masao Fukuzawa, Naoko Kondo, Shogo Tanno

Affiliations

  1. Division of Intensive Care Unit, Ina Central Hospital, 1313-1 Koshiroukubo, Ina, Nagano 396-8555, Japan.
  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Ina Central Hospital, 1313-1 Koshiroukubo, Ina, Nagano 396-8555, Japan.
  3. Department of Dermatology, Ina Central Hospital, 1313-1 Koshiroukubo, Ina, Nagano 396-8555, Japan.
  4. Department of Anesthesiology, Ina Central Hospital, 1313-1 Koshiroukubo, Ina, Nagano 396-8555, Japan.
  5. Department of Emergency Medicine, Ina Central Hospital, 1313-1 Koshiroukubo, Ina, Nagano 396-8555, Japan.

PMID: 26171255 PMCID: PMC4480245 DOI: 10.1155/2015/967560

Abstract

Dextran is a colloid effective for volume expansion; however, a possible side effect of its use is anaphylaxis. Dextran-induced anaphylactoid reaction (DIAR) is a rare but severe complication, with a small dose of dextran solution sufficient to induce anaphylaxis. An 86-year-old female who underwent clipping for a ruptured cerebral aneurysm was admitted to the intensive care unit. Prophylactic hypertension-hypervolemia-hemodilution therapy was induced for cerebral vasospasm following a subarachnoid hemorrhage. The patient went into severe shock after administration of dextran for volume expansion, and dextran administration was immediately discontinued. The volume administered at that time was only 0.8 mL at the most. After fluid resuscitation with a crystalloid solution, circulatory status began to recover. However, cerebral vasospasm occurred and the patient's neurological condition deteriorated. Five weeks after the shock, she was diagnosed with hypersensitivity to dextran by a skin test. When severe hypotension occurs after dextran administration, appropriate treatments for shock should be performed immediately with discontinuation of dextran solution. Although colloid administration is recommended in some guidelines and researches, it is necessary to consider concerning the indication for volume expansion as well as the risk of colloid administration.

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