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Revista alergia México
On-line version ISSN 2448-9190
Abstract
COLLADO-CHAGOYA, Rodrigo et al. Perioperative allergy. A 3-year experience. Rev. alerg. Méx. [online]. 2018, vol.65, n.4, pp.379-388. ISSN 2448-9190. https://doi.org/10.29262/ram.v65i4.513.
Background:
Perioperative hypersensitivity reactions constitute a global health problem, with an estimated incidence of 1 per 100,000 procedures and a mortality rate of 0.1 to 9 %. Main risk factors are a history of allergy to other drugs, atopy, associated psychiatric disorders and previous surgeries.
Objectives:
To determine the frequency of sensitization and the type of drugs involved in perioperative allergy in a tertiary care hospital, over a 3-year period.
Methods:
Retrospective, cross-sectional, descriptive study of perioperative allergy, corroborated by skin tests for each drug and latex, of patients treated at the Allergy and Clinical Immunology Department of Hospital General de Mexico.
Results:
Twenty-eight patients diagnosed with perioperative allergy were included. Main triggers were neuromuscular blocking agents (46.42 %), latex (28.52 %) and propofol (14.28 %). The main risk factor was a history of previous surgeries (89.28 %). Most perioperative allergic reactions were mild (71.42 %) and occurred within the postoperative period (60.71 %).
Conclusions:
Initial diagnosis and Treatment should always be carried out by the anesthesiologist or surgeon, who should focus on the withdrawal of possible causative agents.
Keywords : Perioperative allergy; Anaphylaxis; Neuromuscular blocking agents; Local anesthetics; Hypnotics; Latex.