2015 update of the evidence base: World Allergy Organization anaphylaxis guidelines
National Sagamihara Hospital · Centro Médico Docente La Trinidad · +12 more institutions
Abstract
The World Allergy Organization (WAO) Guidelines for the assessment and management of anaphylaxis provide a unique global perspective on this increasingly common, potentially life-threatening disease. Recommendations made in the original WAO Anaphylaxis Guidelines remain clinically valid and relevant, and are a widely accessed and frequently cited resource. In this 2015 update of the evidence supporting recommendations in the Guidelines, new information based on anaphylaxis publications from January 2014 through mid- 2015 is summarized. Advances in epidemiology, diagnosis, and management in healthcare and community settings are highlighted. Additionally, new information about patient factors that increase the…
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- FWCI
- 38.55
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- 100%
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11Topics & keywords
- Anaphylaxis
- Medicine
- Intensive care medicine
- Allergy
- Disease
- Epidemiology
- Immunology
- Pathology