Increasing incidence of anaphylaxis in Hong Kong from 2009 to 2019-discrepancies of anaphylaxis care between adult and paediatric patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anaphylaxis has been increasing in developed countries but there is very little published data on the burden of anaphylaxis and the pattern of adrenaline autoinjector (AAI) prescription from Asia. We aim to determine the incidence rates of anaphylaxis and prescription rates of AAI over the past decade in Hong Kong.

Methods

Using a centralized electronic database of Hong Kong's sole public-funded healthcare provider, we obtained and analysed all patients between 2009 and 2019 with physician-reported diagnosis of anaphylaxis. Incidence rates were calculated using population statistics as the denominator. Patients' prescriptions on discharge were collected to determine the AAI prescription rates.

Results

The overall 10-year estimated incidence rate of anaphyla

SUBMITTER: Li PH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7677822 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature