The efficacy of single premedication with antihistamines for radiocontrast media hypersensitivity
Asia Pacific Allergy
;
(4): 164-167, 2016.
Artigo
em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Single premedication with antihistamines for radiocontrast media (RCM) hypersensitivity is frequently used in real world at the emergent situation although its efficacy is not proven.OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the effect of intravenous antihistamines as a premedication in general population who had experience of mild adverse reactions to iodinated RCM.METHODS:
A retrospective observational study on 14,785 subjects who had RCM-enhanced computed tomography scans between January 2014 and December 2015 in Seoul National University Hospital Gangnam Healthcare Center, Seoul, South Korea.RESULTS:
Among 453 subjects who had a history of mild RCM-induced hypersensitivity reactions, 273 subjects had a single premedication of intravenous antihistamine. When comparing antihistamine-premedication group and nonpremedication group, there is no protective effect of antihistamines on the incidence rate and severity of hypersensitivity (10.6% vs. 11.7%, p = 0.729).CONCLUSION:
The clinical efficacy of a single premedication of antihistamines for mild RCM-induced hypersensitivity was not confirmed.
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Assunto principal:
Pré-Medicação
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Incidência
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Resultado do Tratamento
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Meios de Contraste
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Atenção à Saúde
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Estudo Observacional
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Seul
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Antagonistas dos Receptores Histamínicos
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Hipersensibilidade
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de incidência
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Asia Pacific Allergy
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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