Evaluation of the need for routine preoperative latex allergy tests in children

Sapan N., Nacarkucuk E., Canitez Y., Saglam H.

PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL, cilt.44, sa.2, ss.157-162, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1046/j.1328-8067.2001.01528.x
  • Dergi Adı: PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.157-162
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Recently, there was a great increase in allergic reactions to latex and this brought relatively more concern to the latex allergy. In this prospective study we aimed to identify the frequency of latex allergy in preoperative patients, and tried to clarify whether it is necessary to perform latex allergy tests routinely in the preoperative period or not.