ANAPHYLACTIC REACTIONS AND ANAESTHESIA

SUSPECTED ANAPHYLACTIC REACTIONS
ASSOCIATED WITH ANAESTHESIA




In 1990, the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland
(AAGBI) published its first report on suspected anaphylactic reactions
associated with anaesthesia. In 1995, a second edition was published jointly
with the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI) in an
attempt to help members of both societies with advice about the
investigation and subsequent management of patients suspected of having
suffered an anaphylactic reaction associated with anaesthesia.
The third working party was established to give particular attention to the
results of recent reports such as that of the Resuscitation Council dated
1999, and on the value of investigations and their availability to anaesthetists
in Great Britain and Ireland.
The incidence of anaphylactic reactions and the associated
morbidity/mortality in the UK is still unclear. It is the view of the working
party that the incidence of suspected anaphylactic reactions during
anaesthesia is low but the number of cases may be increasing.
2.4 There remains uncertainty about which laboratory investigations should be
undertaken following a reaction as well as their interpretation and
significance. The role of the anaesthetist in the investigations has been a
cause for concern.

Booklet details:
Author:working group
Publisher:The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland
and British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Pages:24
Size:268 KB
Format:pdf

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