Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Helena Falcão

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• Review Article
  Hypersensitivity Reactions During Anaesthesia Care: An 11-Year Experience From A Tertiary Hospital
  Author(s): Cristina Pereira, Daniela Almeida, Rita Frada, Helena Falcão, António Costa and Humberto S Machado Cristina Pereira, Daniela Almeida, Rita Frada, Helena Falcão, António Costa and Humberto S Machado
  
  Introduction: Anaphylaxis during general anaesthesia is a rare but life-threatening clinical condition involving multiple organ systems, with a reported incidence of 1 in 4.000 to 25.000 anesthetic procedures. The objective of this study is to describe the experience of a Tertiary University Hospital with drug hypersensitivity reactions, including anaphylaxis, during anaesthesia care, their main causal agents, treatment and investigation. Methods: All patients submitted to surgical interventions under anaesthesia, between 2006 and 2016, with the coded diagnosis of perioperative anaphylactic reaction were retrospectively reviewed. Data was collected from clinical records. Those without a full record were excluded. Demographic data, causal agents, presenting symptoms and treatments were gathered. Perioperative anaphylaxis was graded using the .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000754

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