Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10123436 | British Journal of Anaesthesia | 2005 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
An informed guess is not a reliable way of determining the cause of a supposed allergic reaction during anaesthesia and may put a significant number of patients at unnecessary risk. Some patients may be labelled with a wrong allergy, leading to unnecessary warnings against harmless substances, and some patients may be put at risk of subsequent re-exposure to the real allergen. Patients with suspected allergic reactions during anaesthesia should be referred for investigation in specialist centres whenever possible.
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Authors
M. Krøigaard, L.H. Garvey, T. Menné, B. Husum,