Management of Anaphylaxis During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

Management of anaphylaxis during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic should consider local infection rates so as to not burden local ED at times of pandemic, while also protecting patients from infection risks and progression of anaphylaxis. In this review, we identify a treatment strategy for anaphylaxis that balances the risks versus benefits of ED versus home management in this unprecedented time.

Recent findings

Physicians and patients have had to adapt new approaches to medical care during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic due to restricted access to health care facilities. Telemedicine has substituted in-person visits, and such a drastic change in the patient care paradigm presents a need to revise the acute management of anaphylaxis.

Summary

Physicians should utili

SUBMITTER: Brar KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7946336 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature