N J N Harper, T M Cook, T Garcez, D N Lucas, M Thomas, H Kemp, K-L Kong, S Marinho, S Karanam, K Ferguson, J Hitchman, H Torevell, A Warner, W Egner, S Nasser, N McGuire, M Bellamy, K Floss, L Farmer, S Farooque
BACKGROUND: Anaphylaxis during anaesthesia is a serious complication for patients and anaesthetists. There is little published information on management and outcomes of perioperative anaphylaxis in the UK. METHODS: The 6th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (NAP6) collected and reviewed 266 reports of Grade 3-5 anaphylaxis from all UK NHS hospitals over 1 yr. Quality of management was assessed against published guidelines. RESULTS: Appropriately senior anaesthetists resuscitated all patients...
July 2018: British Journal of Anaesthesia