Anaphylaxis management in a French pediatric emergency department: Lessons from the ANA-PED study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anaphylaxis is a serious systemic hypersensitivity reaction that requires immediate recognition and prompt administration of epinephrine/adrenaline. The present study aimed to assess the appropriateness of epinephrine/adrenaline use in children identified as allergic by physicians in the emergency department (ED) at the time of the reaction, and to identify factors that are possibly associated with epinephrine/adrenaline administration, auto-injector prescription, and further referral to an allergist.

Methods

We performed a retrospective cross-sectional study at the pediatric ED of the University Hospital of Montpellier, France. We included all consecutive children who attended the ED between 2016 and 2020 with an allergy-related diagnosis at discharge.

Results

SUBMITTER: Clark E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10392053 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature