Allergy & Immunology
Consensus Clinical Scoring for Suspected Perioperative Immediate Hypersensitivity Reactions
19 Jun, 2019 | 08:18h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Consensus Recommendations: Management of a Surgical Patient with a Label of Penicillin Allergy
19 Jun, 2019 | 08:19h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
[Abstract Only] Anaphylaxis in Children: Observational Shows that Pre-hospital Treatment with Epinephrine is Associated with Improved Outcomes
9 Jun, 2019 | 14:48h | UTCEvaluation of Prehospital Management in a Canadian Emergency Department Anaphylaxis Cohort – Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Guidelines for managing anaphylaxis in children need an update – McGill University Health Centre (free)
Consensus Statement: Managing Non‐infectious Complications of Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disorders
28 May, 2019 | 10:37h | UTC
#ATS2019 – Controlled Trial of Budesonide–Formoterol as Needed for Mild Asthma
21 May, 2019 | 06:16h | UTCControlled Trial of Budesonide–Formoterol as Needed for Mild Asthma – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Treatment Changes for Mild Asthma? – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Just Presented at the 2019 Meeting of the American Thoracic Society.
#ATS2019 – Randomized Trial: Patients with Mild Asma and Low Sputum Eosinophil Levels Do Not Benefit from Inhaled Corticosteroids
21 May, 2019 | 06:15h | UTCMometasone or Tiotropium in Mild Asthma with a Low Sputum Eosinophil Level – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Large portion of patients with mild persistent asthma and low sputum eosinophils respond equally well to inhaled corticosteroids as placebo – NIH News Releases (free)
Just Presented at the 2019 Meeting of the American Thoracic Society.
Cochrane Review: Interventions for Hand Eczema
30 Apr, 2019 | 02:21h | UTCInterventions for hand eczema – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Treatments for hand eczema – Cochrane Library (free)
Meta-Analysis: Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy INCREASES Allergic and Anaphylactic Reactions
29 Apr, 2019 | 01:01h | UTCOral immunotherapy for peanut allergy (PACE): a systematic review and meta-analysis of efficacy and safety – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Peanut allergy oral immunotherapy increases allergic reactions, compared with avoidance or placebo – The Lancet (free) AND Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy Linked to Increased Anaphylaxis Risk – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Experimental treatment for peanut allergy increases anaphylaxis risk, study finds – CNN (free) AND Expert reaction to study on peanut allergy oral immunotherapy and allergic reactions – Science Media Centre (free)
Randomized Trial: Low-dose Azithromycin Prophylaxis in Patients with Primary Antibody deficiencies
24 Apr, 2019 | 06:11h | UTC
Eosinophilic Esophagitis—A Primer for Otolaryngologists
22 Apr, 2019 | 01:43h | UTCEosinophilic Esophagitis—A Primer for Otolaryngologists – JAMA Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery (free for a limited period)
Eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases – Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment
22 Apr, 2019 | 01:42h | UTC
Perspective – Your Environment Is Cleaner. Your Immune System Has Never Been So Unprepared
20 Apr, 2019 | 14:06h | UTCYour Environment Is Cleaner. Your Immune System Has Never Been So Unprepared – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Review: Drug-induced Hypersensitivity Syndrome (DiHS)/Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
19 Apr, 2019 | 08:31h | UTC
Allergic Reactions after Vaccination: Translating Guidelines into Clinical Practice
15 Apr, 2019 | 01:58h | UTC
EAACI Position Paper: Investigation of Perioperative Immediate Hypersensitivity Reactions
11 Apr, 2019 | 00:48h | UTC
Proposed Diagnostic Algorithm for Patients with Suspected Mast Cell Activation Syndrome
10 Apr, 2019 | 22:01h | UTCProposed Diagnostic Algorithm for Patients with Suspected Mast Cell Activation Syndrome – The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (free for a limited period)
European S2k Guideline on Chronic Pruritus
4 Apr, 2019 | 02:05h | UTCEuropean S2k Guideline on Chronic Pruritus – Acta Dermato Venerealogica (free)
Things We Do for No Reason: Failing to Question a Penicillin Allergy History
27 Mar, 2019 | 05:41h | UTCSee Complete Series: Things We Do For No Reason (free articles)
World Tuberculosis Day | 24 March 2019
24 Mar, 2019 | 12:59h | UTCWorld Tuberculosis Day | 24 March 2019 – World Health Organization (free resources)
See also: Cochrane Library releases Special Collection on diagnosing tuberculosis for World Tuberculosis Day (free collection) AND Global Epidemiology of Tuberculosis and Progress Toward Achieving Global Targets — 2017 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free) AND Building a Tuberculosis-free World: The Lancet Commission on Tuberculosis (free report – registration required) AND WHO Consolidated Guidelines on Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Treatment (free)
AAP Updated Recommendations for Dietary Interventions to Prevent Atopic Disease
19 Mar, 2019 | 03:15h | UTCCommentaries: Dietary interventions to prevent atopic disease: Updated recommendations – American Academy of Pediatrics (free) AND There’s new advice to prevent food allergies in children – CNN (free)
Systematic Review: Epidural Analgesia for Adults Undergoing Cardiac Surgery with or Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass
12 Mar, 2019 | 13:29h | UTCEpidural analgesia for adults undergoing cardiac surgery with or without cardiopulmonary bypass – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Epidural analgesia for heart surgery with or without the heart lung machine in adults – Cochrane Library (free)
“Compared with systemic analgesia, epidural analgesia may reduce the risk of myocardial infarction, respiratory depression, and atrial fibrillation / atrial flutter, as well as the duration of tracheal intubation and pain, in adults undergoing cardiac surgery.”
Clinical Guidelines on Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Children
26 Feb, 2019 | 02:23h | UTCClinical Guidelines on Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Children – Current Allergy and Asthma Reports (free for a limited period)
Note: if the above link is paywalled, try this one
Related Guideline: Clinical Consensus Statement: Pediatric Chronic Rhinosinusitis – Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (free)
EAACI Position Paper on How to Classify Cutaneous Manifestations of Drug Hypersensitivity
16 Feb, 2019 | 14:23h | UTC
Guideline: Hereditary Angioedema due to C1 Inhibitor Deficiency
12 Feb, 2019 | 15:50h | UTCGuideline: Hereditary angioedema due to C1 inhibitor deficiency – Allergo Journal International (free)
Observational Study: Antibiotics Provide No Benefit for Hospitalized Asthma Patients, Linked to Longer Hospital Stay
12 Feb, 2019 | 00:04h | UTCAssociation of Antibiotic Treatment With Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized for an Asthma Exacerbation Treated With Systemic Corticosteroids – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Should Hospitalized Asthma Patients Receive Antibiotics? – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND No benefit of antibiotic treatment for hospitalised asthma patients – medwire News (free) AND Antibiotic therapy for asthma exacerbation associated with longer hospital stay – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Antibiotics Provide No Added Benefit in Severe Asthma Flares – ACEPNow (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
“…although guidelines do not recommend #antibiotics for patients hospitalized with an #asthma exacerbation (unless [there are] clear signs of infection) 41% of patients receive #abx on day 1 of hospitalization." #FOAMed
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— ACEP Members (@ACEPNow) February 8, 2019