Epidemiology of perioperative anaphylaxis in the United States: new insights but more to learn and do.

Mertes, Paul-Michel; Hopkins, Philip M; Tacquard, Charles · Br J Anaesth · 2022

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Abstract

Gonzalez-Estrada and colleagues report an estimated risk of severe or fatal perioperative anaphylaxis of one in 6,825 procedures during the period 2005-2014. This is slightly higher than that reported previously in France and England. Several predictors of near-fatal and fatal reactions are identified, such as increased age, cancer, and congestive cardiac failure.

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