Anaphylaxis in the Pediatric Emergency Department: Analysis of 133 Cases After an Allergy Workup

A Alvarez-Perea, B Ameiro, C Morales. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2017;5(5):1256–1263 To analyze the incidence and management of anaphylaxis in the pediatric emergency department (PED) of a Spanish tertiary hospital as well as the concordance between the etiological diagnosis of the anaphylactic event made in the PED and the definitive cause of anaphylaxis obtained after an allergy workup. The study involved all patients ≤15 years of age presenting to the PED with anaphylaxis between March 2012 and March 2014. There were 133 cases (59 boys and 74 girls with a median age of 4.3 years). This was an observational, descriptive study. Electronic medical records were reviewed by 2 independent allergists. Anaphylaxis was defined according to guidelines from the …