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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of patients with confirmed POA

From: Clinical characteristics and allergen detection of perioperative anaphylaxis: a 12-year retrospective analysis from an anesthesia clinic in China

Characteristic

No. (%)

Patients with a confirmed POA (n = 109)

Age (years)a

43(1–78)

Gender(n(%))

 Male

35(32.1)

 Female

74(67.9)

Types of anesthesia

 General anesthesia

69(63.3)

 Non-general anesthesia

40(36.7)

History of allergy

 Only foods

10(9.2)

 Only drugs

36(33.0)

 Others

7(6.4)

 Multiple

16(14.7)

 None

40(36.7)

Family history of allergy

18(16.5)

Clinical features

 Cardiovascular

63(57.8)

 Cutaneous

52(47.7)

 Respiratory

30(27.5)

 Other symptoms

18(16.5)

  1. POA perioperative anaphylaxis
  2. aData presented as median (range)
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Perioperative Medicine

ISSN: 2047-0525