Journal of Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research

Anaphylactic Shock Treatment Journals

 Anaphylaxis is an acute systemic reaction with symptoms of an immediate-type allergic reaction which can involve the whole organism and is potentially life-threatening. The definition of anaphylaxis is not globally uniform. At present different classification systems are used. In German-speaking countries, the classification used here has generally been applied until now. Anaphylactic reactions are the most severe and potentially life-threatening dramatic conditions seen in allergy. Acute treatment is based on international guidelines and recommendations in textbooks. In 1994, a position paper of the German Society for Allergology and Clinical Immunology (DGAKI), was published in the Allergo Journal as the result of an interdisciplinary consensus conference. This was subsequently updated and published as a guideline in 2007. On resolution of the board of directors of the DGAKI of 2009, the anaphylaxis working group was asked to update the guideline. The members of this working group have met several times, together with experts from other associations such as allergology, anaesthesiology and intensive care medicine, dermatology, pediatrics, internal medicine, otolaryngology, emergency medicine, pharmacology, pneumology and theoretical surgery. Anaphylactic reactions may come to a spontaneous standstill at any symptomatic stage, but they may also progress in spite of adequate therapy. This unpredictability makes it difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic measures. Observations of a single case do not allow assessments as to whether specific measures were effective. It is, however, evident that patients received inadequate follow-up care after anaphylaxis due to an insect sting.   

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