Overview
Idiopathic anaphylaxis refers to severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reactions without an identifiable trigger, characterized by rapid onset and multisystem involvement 111.Diagnosis
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Management of patients at risk of anaphylaxis after COVID 19 vaccination. Journal of biological regulators and homeostatic agents 2021. link 23 Tanno LK, Castells M, Caminati M, Senna G, Demoly P. Anaphylaxis and Coronavirus Disease 2019 vaccine: a danger relationship?. Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology 2021. link 24 Yu RJ, Krantz MS, Phillips EJ, Stone CA. Emerging Causes of Drug-Induced Anaphylaxis: A Review of Anaphylaxis-Associated Reports in the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS). The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice 2021. link 25 Chiang D, Ade JM, Liu XW, Bellolio F, Lohse CM, Sandefur BJ et al.. Assessment of ED triage of anaphylaxis patients based on the Emergency Severity Index. The American journal of emergency medicine 2021. link 26 Peláez-Pérez JM, Sánchez Casado M, Álvarez-Twose I, Kounis NG. Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid-induced type II Kounis syndrome during general anaesthesia complicated with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. Revista espanola de anestesiologia y reanimacion 2021. link 27 Orihara M, Takazawa T, Nagumo K, Sakamoto S, Horiuchi T, Saito S. Interpreting the results of early skin tests after perioperative anaphylaxis requires special attention: a case report and review of literature. Journal of anesthesia 2020. link 28 Platzgummer S, Bizzaro N, Bilò MB, Pravettoni V, Cecchi L, Sargentini V et al.. Recommendations for the Use of Tryptase in the Diagnosis of Anaphylaxis and Clonal Mastcell Disorders. European annals of allergy and clinical immunology 2020. link 29 Giovannini M, Castagnoli R, Mori F, Arasi S, Barni S, Saretta F et al.. Hymenoptera venom allergy among children in Italy: time for pediatricians to take action. Allergologia et immunopathologia 2020. link 30 Hall V, Wong M, Munsif M, Stevenson BR, Elliott K, Lucas M et al.. Antimicrobial anaphylaxis: the changing face of severe antimicrobial allergy. The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2020. link 31 Barni S, Mori F, Giovannini M, de Luca M, Novembre E. In situ simulation in the management of anaphylaxis in a pediatric emergency department. Internal and emergency medicine 2019. link 32 Watts MM, Marie Ditto A. Anaphylaxis. Allergy and asthma proceedings 2019. link 33 Toy D, Braga MS, Greenhawt M, Shaker M. An update on allergic emergencies. Current opinion in pediatrics 2019. link 34 Fustiñana AL, Rino PB, Kohn-Loncarica GA. Detection and management of Anaphylaxis in children. Revista chilena de pediatria 2019. link 35 Kolawole H, Guttormsen AB, Hepner DL, Kroigaard M, Marshall S. Use of simulation to improve management of perioperative anaphylaxis: a narrative review. British journal of anaesthesia 2019. link 36 Le M, Gabrielli S, Clarke A, Eisman H, Morris J, Gravel J et al.. Emergency Management of Anaphylaxis Due to an Unknown Trigger: An 8-Year Follow-Up Study in Canada. The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice 2019. link 37 Nguyen KD, Nguyen HA, Vu DH, Le TT, Nguyen HA, Dang BV et al.. Drug-Induced Anaphylaxis in a Vietnamese Pharmacovigilance Database: Trends and Specific Signals from a Disproportionality Analysis. Drug safety 2019. link 38 Aun MV, Kalil J, Giavina-Bianchi P. Adults and children with anaphylaxis in the emergency room: why it is not recognized?. Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology 2018. link 39 Lindor RA, McMahon EM, Wood JP, Sadosty AT, Boie ET, Campbell RL. Anaphylaxis-related Malpractice Lawsuits. The western journal of emergency medicine 2018. link 40 Kishimoto N, Mukai N, Honda Y, Hirata Y, Tanaka M, Momota Y. Simulation training for medical emergencies in the dental setting using an inexpensive software application. 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Gastric vascular and motor responses to anaphylactic hypotension in anesthetized rats, in comparison to those with hemorrhagic or vasodilator-induced hypotension. The journal of physiological sciences : JPS 2018. link 50 Johnston EB, King C, Sloane PA, Cox JW, Youngblood AQ, Lynn Zinkan J et al.. Pediatric anaphylaxis in the operating room for anesthesia residents: a simulation study. Paediatric anaesthesia 2017. link 51 Stave GM, Lee EH, Darcey DJ. Laboratory Animal Bite Anaphylaxis: A National Survey: Part 1: Case Series and Review of the Literature. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2017. link 52 Stave GM, Lee EH, Darcey DJ. Laboratory Animal Bite Anaphylaxis: A National Survey: Part 2: Treatment Protocols. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2017. link 53 Mong JS, Ooi CK. Transient Coagulopathy Due to Wasp Sting: A Case Report. The Journal of emergency medicine 2017. link 54 Lee WJ, Kim DH, Woo SH, Seol SH, Choi SP. Targeted temperature management after cardiac arrest with anaphylaxis. The American journal of emergency medicine 2017. link 55 Sargant N, Erlewyn-Lajeunesse M, Benger J. Does anaphylaxis masquerade as asthma in children?. Emergency medicine journal : EMJ 2015. link 56 Bennett JR. Anaphylaxis attributed to exercise: considerations for sports medicine specialists. The Physician and sportsmedicine 2015. link 57 Berrío Valencia MI. Perioperative anaphylaxis. Brazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier) 2015. link 58 Campbell RL, Park MA, Kueber MA, Lee S, Hagan JB. Outcomes of allergy/immunology follow-up after an emergency department evaluation for anaphylaxis. The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice 2015. link 59 Gómez Galán C, Ferré Ybarz L, Peña Peloche MA, Sansosti Viltes A, de la Borbolla Morán JM, Torredemer Palau A et al.. Intention to prescribe self-injectable epinephrine: Are there differences depending on who assesses the patient post-reaction?. 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Anaphylactic shock after amiodarone infusion resulting in haemodynamic collapse requiring a temporary ventricular assist device. Cardiology in the young 2015. link 65 Weiss GM, Fandrick AD, Sidebotham D. Successful rescue of an adult with refractory anaphylactic shock and abdominal compartment syndrome with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and bedside laparotomy. Seminars in cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia 2015. link 66 Chan-Dominy AC, Anders M, Millar J, Horton S, Best D, Brizard C et al.. Extracorporeal membrane modality conversions. Perfusion 2015. link 67 Scherbak D, Lazkani M, Sparacino N, Loli A. Kounis syndrome: a stinging case of ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Heart, lung & circulation 2015. link 68 Campbell RL, Bellolio MF, Knutson BD, Bellamkonda VR, Fedko MG, Nestler DM et al.. Epinephrine in anaphylaxis: higher risk of cardiovascular complications and overdose after administration of intravenous bolus epinephrine compared with intramuscular epinephrine. The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice 2015. link 69 Bhatt HV, Frost EA. Hypotension on induction: anaphylaxis or cardiac failure?. Middle East journal of anaesthesiology 2014. link 70 Zilberstein J, McCurdy MT, Winters ME. Anaphylaxis. The Journal of emergency medicine 2014. link 71 Nowak RM, Macias CG. Anaphylaxis on the other front line: perspectives from the emergency department. The American journal of medicine 2014. link 72 Leatherman BD. Anaphylaxis in the allergy practice. International forum of allergy & rhinology 2014. link 73 Banerji A, Rudders S, Clark S, Wei W, Long AA, Camargo CA. Retrospective study of drug-induced anaphylaxis treated in the emergency department or hospital: patient characteristics, management, and 1-year follow-up. 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Anaphylactic shock due to vitamin K in a newborn and review of literature. The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians 2014. link 79 Hocagil H, Karakilic E, Hocagil C, Senlikci H, Buyukcam F. Underdiagnosis of anaphylaxis in the emergency department: misdiagnosed or miscoded?. Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi 2013. link 80 Nowak R, Farrar JR, Brenner BE, Lewis L, Silverman RA, Emerman C et al.. Customizing anaphylaxis guidelines for emergency medicine. The Journal of emergency medicine 2013. link 81 Grossman SL, Baumann BM, Garcia Peña BM, Linares MY, Greenberg B, Hernandez-Trujillo VP. Anaphylaxis knowledge and practice preferences of pediatric emergency medicine physicians: a national survey. The Journal of pediatrics 2013. link 82 Fineman S, Dowling P, O'Rourke D. 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