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. 2014 Aug 19;7(1):22–29. doi: 10.4168/aair.2015.7.1.22

Table 2. Assessment and management of anaphylaxis.

Characteristic n (%)
Clinical manifestations
 Cutaneous 1,495 (84.0)
 Respiratory 971 (53.9)
 Cardiovascular 997 (55.4)
 Gastrointestinal 334 (18.5)
 General 378 (21.0)
Latency period (minute) 181.6±1,210.1
Time to arrival at hospital after developing symptoms (minute) 279.8±1,065.8
Management
 OPD/ED/Ward/ICU 35.8/44.4/16.4/3.4
 Epinephrine use (Yes/No/Unknown) 543 (30.1%)/879/384
 Total treatment period (days) 9.5±37.8
 Positive on confirmatory testing 415/536 (77.4)
 Prescription of EpiPEN for secondary prevention 126 (7.0)

OPD, outpatient department; ED, Emergency Department; ICU, intensive care unit; EpiPEN, epinephrine auto-injector.