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Letter to the Editor| Volume 47, ISSUE 4, P578-579, July 2020

Suspected allergic reaction following use of propofol for induction of anaesthesia

Published:April 14, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2020.03.007
      We wish to report a suspected type I hypersensitivity reaction to propofol following its use for induction of general anaesthesia.
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