Reported from the USA: Modified Anaphylaxis Clinical Criteria Developed for Young Children
Newly developed modified anaphylaxis clinical criteria can improve identification of anaphylaxis among young children, according to a study published online May 20 in the Journal of Allergy and Clinic Immunology: In Practice.
Anna Handorf, M.D., from Mass General for Children in Boston, and colleagues examined age-specific signs and symptoms that more accurately identify anaphylaxis in young children in order to develop modified criteria for “likely anaphylaxis” to compare against the widely used 2006 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (NIAID/FAAN) criteria. A total of 337 clinical encounters presenting to a pediatric emergency department with suspected allergic or anaphylactic reactions were reviewed. The study population comprised 33 percent infants (<12 months), 39 percent toddlers (age 12 to <36 months), and 29 percent children (≥36 months).
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