Anaphylaxis Diagnosis and Management in the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Hospital in the Philippines

• Main Authors: De Vera, Michelle Joy, Tagaro, Iris Conela
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2020
• Subjects: Anaphylaxis; Epinephrine; Emergency Department; Allergy and Immunology; Health Services Administration; Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Public Health
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asmph-pubs/63; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1063&context=asmph-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Background: In the Emergency Department (ED), diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis are challenging with at least 50% of anaphylaxis episodes misdiagnosed when the diagnostic criteria of current guidelines are not used. Objective: Objective of our study was to assess anaphylaxis diagnosis and mana...