Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
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Pediatr Allergy Immunol · Nov 2011
Comparative StudyImproving anaphylaxis management in a pediatric emergency department.
The management of anaphylaxis in pediatric emergency units (PEU) is sometimes deficient in terms of diagnosis, treatment, and subsequent follow-up. The aims of this study were to assess the efficiency of an updated protocol to improve medical performance, and to describe the incidence of anaphylaxis and the safety of epinephrine use in a PEU in a tertiary hospital. ⋯ The application of the anaphylaxis protocol substantially improved the physicians' skills to manage this emergency in the PEU. Epinephrine administration showed no significant adverse effects.