Open AccessRisk Factors for Immediate-Type Local Anesthetic Hypersensitivity Reactions in Pediatric Patients: A Retrospective Case-Control Study
Author(s) -
Ayşe Süleyman,
Zeynep Tamay,
Nermin Güler
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of asthma and allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.162
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-6965
DOI - 10.2147/jaa.s349637
Subject(s) - medicine , provocation test , odds ratio , confidence interval , lidocaine , retrospective cohort study , case control study , delayed hypersensitivity , allergy , anesthesia , hypersensitivity reaction , pediatrics , surgery , immunology , pathology , alternative medicine , antigen
Local anesthetics (LA) are relatively safe and rarely cause immediate hypersensitivity reactions. The data on immediate LA hypersensitivity and its risk factors in children are limited.