Epinephrine: The Drug of Choice for Anaphylaxis--A Statement of the World Allergy Organization

Anaphylaxis is an acute and potentially lethal multisystem allergic reaction. Most consensus guidelines for the past 30 years have held that epinephrine is the drug of choice and the first drug that should be administered in acute anaphylaxis. Some state that properly administered epinephrine has no...

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Main Authors: Stephen F. Kemp, Richard F. Lockey, F. Estelle R. Simons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-01-01
Series:World Allergy Organization Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1939455119306052