Revista alergia Mexico (Tecamachalco, Puebla, Mexico : 1993)
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
[Anesthesiologist's aptitude for peri-operative detection and treatment of latex allergy].
Latex allergy is the second cause of perioperative anaphylaxis. Anesthesiologists play a key role in opportune identification of risk factors, as well as clinical diagnosis and therapeutic management. ⋯ A suboptimal aptitude was identified among anesthesiologists regarding identification of latex allergy. A need to establish new strategies for educative intervention in order to improve this issue was identified.