Anaphylactic/Anaphylactoid Reactions to Anaesthetic and Associated Agents

Abstract

Comment: This paper is a review of the experience from skin testing of anesthetic-associated pharmaceuticals in an effort to determine the source of anaphylactic/anaphylactoid reactions observed during an anesthetic. Although the paper is of some potential interest, it does not address the issues of accuracy (sensitivity and specificity) of the skin testing used with regard to the anesthetic agents.