Common causes of emergency department visits for anaphylaxis in Korean community hospitals
| Autor: | Cho, Hyunseok, Kim, Dohyun, Choo, Youngkwang, Park, Jungseok, Choi, Jangwon, Jang, Dongwhan, Kim, Taekwon, Jeong, Jae Won, Kwon, Jae-Woo |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male Adolescent Epinephrine Incidence Insect Bites and Stings Observational Study Hospitals Community trigger Allergens Middle Aged Bee Venoms Young Adult Cross-Sectional Studies Republic of Korea ComputingMethodologies_DOCUMENTANDTEXTPROCESSING anaphylaxis community Humans epidemiology Female Emergency Service Hospital Food Hypersensitivity Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Medicine |
| ISSN: | 1536-5964 0025-7974 |
| Popis: | Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text Anaphylaxis can cause death and requires immediate management. For prevention and education programs for anaphylaxis, it is important to be aware of the common triggering factors. We investigated the triggers of anaphylaxis in the emergency departments (EDs) of community hospitals in Korea. Patients who visited the EDs of 7 community hospitals for anaphylaxis from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2016 were enrolled. Anaphylaxis was defined according to the World Allergy Organization criteria and identified via a thorough review of the medical records of patients who were diagnosed with anaphylaxis (ICD-10 codes: T780, T782, T805, and T886) at the ED or administered epinephrine in the ED. Triggers of anaphylaxis were also evaluated by a review of the medical records. We identified 1021 ED visits for anaphylaxis. The incidence of anaphylaxis ED visits was 0.08%. The triggers of ED visits for anaphylaxis were bee venom (55.0%), foods (21.3%), and drugs (13.2%); 9.6% of cases were idiopathic. However, food was the most common trigger among the patients aged |
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