A study of 86 patients reveals how drugs used for anesthesia can induce life-threatening anaphylaxis (a dangerous type of allergic reaction) through an alternative immune pathway. Their findings help ...

Perioperative anaphylaxis due to neuromuscular blocking agents occurred in roughly 58 per 100,000 administrations, with nearly 20% of cases associated with morbidity. Most patients recovered fully, ...

Immunoglobulin G (IgG) has been pinpointed as the likely culprit in hitherto unexplained cases of dangerous immune reactions known as anaphylaxis in response to anesthetic drugs, according to a report ...

Anesthesia may cause allergic reactions in more patients than previously thought, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Researchers studied patients who ...

An anesthesia allergy occurs when a person experiences an allergic reaction if they receive certain anesthetic medications. Sometimes, these reactions can be severe. Anesthesia is a group of ...

Allergic reactions to anesthesia may be more common than previously thought, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Researchers studied patients who ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WASHINGTON — Study findings suggest that most children who visit the ED with anaphylaxis can safely be ...

The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI) has issued new guidelines on preventing and handling emergencies related to severe and potentially fatal allergic reactions to ...

The following quality improvement activities for office-based anesthesia are recommended by the American Society of Anesthesiologists‘ Committee on Ambulatory Surgical Care and the Society for ...

Perioperative allergic reactions and anaphylaxis represent severe, potentially life‐threatening complications that can arise during anaesthesia and surgery. Such reactions are often triggered by a ...