Drug Challenge Tests With General Anesthetics: Predictive Value of Skin Tests

Autor: A Garrido Sánchez, Blanca Noguerado-Mellado, M L Baeza Ochoa de Ocáriz, M Alonso Mateos, P Tornero Molina, Patricia Rojas-Pérez-Ezquerra, J M Zubeldia Ortuño
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology. 30:101-107
ISSN: 1018-9068
DOI: 10.18176/jiaci.0402
Popis: Background The study of perioperative drug reactions remains a major challenge for both diagnosis and therapy. The lack of a standard assessment of allergy to general anesthetics and of data establishing the true value of skin tests for most drugs used in induction and maintenance of anesthesia, as well as the lack of commercially available reagents for in vitro tests, renders the study of these reactions problematic. The aims of this study were to provide a diagnostic protocol for drug challenge testing with general anesthetics, to establish an etiological diagnosis that is as specific as possible, and to determine the predictive value of skin tests. Methods Twenty-nine patients with perioperative drug reactions were included in the study from November 2008 to December 2018. Results We confirmed the high negative predictive value of the tests (96%-100%) in the case of propofol, rocuronium, and fentanyl. To our knowledge, this is the first study to describe drug challenge testing with general anesthetics and, therefore, to establish the true negative predictive value of skin tests, which leads to a definitive diagnosis and safer surgery. Conclusions After assessing risks and benefits and considering the importance of this group of drugs, we conclude that drug challenge testing with general anesthetics is necessary. We propose a protocol for perioperative drug reactions that enables us to make a highly accurate etiological diagnosis with minimum risk for the patient.
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