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. 2009 Feb;64(2):199–211. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2008.05733.x
Clinical features Allergic anaphylaxis (n = 518), n (%) Non-allergic anaphylaxis (n = 271), n (%)
Cardiovascular 387 (74.7) 92 (33.9)
Arterial hypotension 90 (17.3) 50 (18.4)
Cardiovascular collapse 264 (50.8) 30 (11.1)
Bradycardia 7 (1.3) 2 (0.7)
Cardiac arrest 31 (5.9)
Bronchospasm 207 (39.8) 52 (19.2)
Cutaneous signs 374 (71.9) 254 (93.7)
Angioedema 64 (12.3) 21 (7.7)

Clinical features of allergic anaphylaxis and non-allergic anaphylaxis occurring during anaesthesia in France between 1st Jan 1999 and 31st Dec 2000. Mertes PM et al.Anesthesiology 2003; 99: 536–45.