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Measuring Local Anaphylaxis in Mice
Published on: October 14, 2014
General anesthetic allergy testing
Karl E Bleasel1, Garry Donnan, Gary A Unglik
1Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville 3050, Victoria, Australia. karl.bleasel@mh.org.au
Abstract:
Anaphylaxis in the setting of general anesthesia is a rare but potentially lethal event. The investigation of severe reactions is important for confirming the clinical diagnosis and identifying likely causative agents and safe agents that may be used in the future. Many comprehensive reports have described the testing protocol of individual specialized units, whereas there has been no standardization of testing techniques or formal assessment of these tests' diagnostic accuracy. We review the literature with reference to the recently published standards for reporting of diagnostic accuracy (STARD) and make recommendations for future studies of diagnostic accuracy in the field.
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