Adrenaline in anaphylaxis treatment and self-administration: experience from an inner city emergency department.

Background: Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening emergency of which reliable epidemiological data are lacking. This study aimed to analyze how quickly patients presenting with anaphylaxis were treated in emergency and whether treatment followed the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) guidelines.

Methods: Patient data were collected between April 2009 and April 2013.

Anaphylaxis in an urban Belgian emergency department: epidemiology and aetiology.

Objectives: Anaphylaxis is an emergency condition of which reliable epidemiological data are lacking. This study focusses on epidemiology and aetiology of anaphylactic reactions in an urban Belgian emergency department (ED).

Methods: Patient data were collected from 04/2009 to 04/2013.