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Gouel-Cheron A, Neukirch C, Kantor E, Malinovsky JM, Tacquard C, Montravers P, Mertes PM, Longrois D. Clinical reasoning in anaphylactic shock: addressing the challenges faced by anaesthesiologists in real time: A clinical review and management algorithms. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2021; 38:1158-1167. [PMID: 33973926 DOI: 10.1097/eja.0000000000001536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Acute hypersensitivity reactions to drugs occur infrequently during anaesthesia and the peri-operative period. When clinical presentation includes the classical triad, erythema, cardiovascular abnormalities and increased airway pressure, the diagnosis is evident and the challenge is to prescribe a therapeutic regimen according to guidelines and to manage refractory signs in a timely manner. In many situations, however, the initial clinical signs are isolated, such as increased airway pressure or arterial hypotension. Rendering a differential diagnosis with causes and mechanisms other than acute hypersensitivity reactions (AHRs) is difficult, delaying treatment with possible worsening of the clinical signs, and even death, in previously healthy individuals. In these difficult diagnostic situations, clinical reasoning is mandatory, and guidelines do not explicitly explain the elements on which clinical reasoning can be built. In this article, based on clinical evidence whenever available, experimental data and pathophysiology, we propose algorithms that have been evaluated by experts. The goal of these algorithms is to provide explicit elements on which the differential diagnosis of AHRs can be made, accelerating the implementation of adequate therapy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Aurelie Gouel-Cheron
- From the Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Department, DMU PARABOL, Bichat Hospital, AP-HP (AGC, EK, PM, DL), Antibody in Therapy and Pathology, Pasteur Institute, UMR 1222 INSERM, Paris, France (AGC), Biostatistics Research Branch, Division of Clinical Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA (AGC), Pulmonology Department, Bichat Hospital, AP-HP, Paris University (CN), INSERM UMR 1152, Paris University, DHU FIRE, Paris (CN, PM), Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Department, Maison Blanche Hospital, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Reims, Reims (JM-M), Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Department, Nouvel Hôpital Civil, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg (CT, PM-M), Paris University (PM, DL), EA 3072, Institut de Physiologie, FMTS, Faculté de Médecine de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg (PM-M) and INSERM1148, Paris, France (DL)
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Dodd A, Hughes A, Sargant N, Whyte AF, Soar J, Turner PJ. Evidence update for the treatment of anaphylaxis. Resuscitation 2021; 163:86-96. [PMID: 33895231 PMCID: PMC8139870 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
The Resuscitation Council UK has updated its Guideline for healthcare providers on the Emergency treatment of anaphylaxis. As part of this process, an evidence review was undertaken by the Guideline Working Group, using an internationally-accepted approach for adoption, adaptation, and de novo guideline development based on the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) evidence to decision (EtD) framework, referred to as GRADE-ADOLOPMENT. A number of significant changes have been made, which will be reflected in the updated Guideline. These include: emphasis on repeating intramuscular adrenaline doses after 5 min if symptoms of anaphylaxis do not resolve; corticosteroids (e.g. hydrocortisone) no longer being routinely recommended for the emergency treatment of anaphylaxis; interventions for reactions which are refractory to initial treatment with adrenaline; a recommendation against the use of antihistamines for the acute management of anaphylaxis; and guidance relating to the duration of observation following anaphylaxis, and timing of discharge.
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Affiliation(s)
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, UK.
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