• Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. · Mar 2017

    Stratified premedication strategy for the prevention of contrast media hypersensitivity in high-risk patients.

    • Suh-Young Lee, Min Suk Yang, Young-Hoon Choi, Chang Min Park, Heung-Woo Park, Sang Heon Cho, and Hye-Ryun Kang.
    • Institute of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Korea; Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
    • Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2017 Mar 1; 118 (3): 339-344.e1.

    BackgroundAlthough the severity of hypersensitivity reactions to iodinated contrast media varies, it is well correlated with the severity of recurrent reactions; however, prophylaxis protocols are not severity-stratified.ObjectiveTo assess the outcomes of tailored prophylaxis according to the severity of hypersensitivity reactions to iodinated contrast media.MethodsOur premedication protocols were stratified based on the severity of previous reactions: (1) 4 mg of chlorpheniramine for mild reactions, (2) adding 40 mg of methylprednisolone for moderate reactions, and (3) adding multiple doses of 40 mg of methylprednisolone for severe index reactions. Cases of reexposure in patients with a history of hypersensitivity reactions were routinely monitored and mandatorily recorded.ResultsAmong a total of 850 patients who underwent enhanced computed tomography after severity-tailored prophylaxis, breakthrough reactions occurred in 17.1%, but most breakthrough reactions (89.0%) were mild and did not require medical treatment. Additional corticosteroid use did not reduce the breakthrough reaction rate in cases with a mild index reaction (16.8% vs 17.2%, P = .70). However, underpremedication with a single dose of corticosteroid revealed significantly higher rates of breakthrough reaction than did double doses of corticosteroid in cases with a severe index reaction (55.6% vs 17.4%, P = .02). Changing the iodinated contrast media resulted in an additional reduction of the breakthrough reaction rate overall (14.9% vs 32.1%, P = .001).ConclusionIn a total severity-based stratified prophylaxis regimens and changing iodinated contrast media can be considered in patients with a history of previous hypersensitivity reaction to iodinated contrast media to reduce the risk of breakthrough reactions.Copyright © 2016 American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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