Table 2. Receipt of acute inpatient therapies among children hospitalized with anaphylaxis.
Characteristics | N (%) n = 665 |
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Any acute inpatient therapy Epinephrine, parenteral Single dose, intramuscular Two or more doses, intramuscular Epinephrine, intravenous drip Inhaled beta agonist Intravenous fluid bolus Racemic epinephrine Vasopressors (dopamine, norepinephrine) Non-invasive ventilation |
108 (16.2)† 29 (4.4) 15 (2.3) 3 (0.5) 11 (1.7) 72 (10.8) 25 (3.8) 5 (0.8) 1 (0.2) 1 (0.2) |
Mechanical ventilation | 0 (0) |
† Treatments not mutually exclusive