Clinical features | Allergic anaphylaxis (n = 518), n (%) | Non-allergic anaphylaxis (n = 271), n (%) |
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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.