Epidemiology of Anaphylaxis
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Anaphylaxis is rarely seen in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU), and there is not a single entry for 'anaphylaxis' in the index of a recently published paediatric ICU textbook. There are two potential scenarios where anaphylaxis could be encountered in the PICU: (i) a child who is admitted for intensive care after anaphylaxis; or (ii) a patient who develops anaphylaxis to therapy while in the PICU.
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تاریخ انتشار 2008