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Anaphylactic reactions - suspected associations with anaesthesia

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You may need to actively install the update to install RDS app version 4.7.1 to see this improvement. Installing this update is also strongly recommended to get the full benefits of the new contingency arrangements – specifically, that if the RDS website should fail, you will still be able to download new mobile app toolkits.

To check your current RDS version, click on the three dots bottom right of the RDS app screen. This takes you to a “More” page where you will see the version number. To install latest updates:

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Anaphylactic reactions - suspected associations with anaesthesia

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AAGBI Safety Guideline no.4

Guideline published by the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (July 2009)

This document is intended to be concordant with, and complementary to, the 2007 Scandinavian Clinical Practice Guidelines, the 2008 Resuscitation Council UK guidelines and the BSACI guidelines: Investigation of suspected anaphylaxis during anaesthesia.

These guidelines apply only to suspected anaphylactic reactions associated with anaesthesia and it is presupposed that the patient is in the care of a trained anaesthetist.

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Last reviewed: 01/07/2009

Next review date: 31/07/2021

Author(s): Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland.

References

Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland. Suspected anaphylactic reactions associated with anaesthesia. Anaesthesia 2009; 64: pages 199-211