Status:

COMPLETED

Perioperative Anaphylaxis in Patients Attending University Hospitals (Egypt - UK).

Lead Sponsor:

Assiut University

Conditions:

Perioperative/Postoperative Complications

Drug-Induced Anaphylaxis

Eligibility:

All Genders

Brief Summary

Perioperative anaphylaxis is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Most textbooks describe it as a rare event of the order of 1 in 10 to 1 in 20,000 general anaesthetic cases. However, ...

Detailed Description

Perioperative anaphylaxis is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Most textbooks describe it as a rare event of the order of 1 in 10 to 1 in 20,000 general anaesthetic cases. However, ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • In order to define the incidence of possible anaphylaxis, data will be collected on 1000 consecutive general anaesthetic procedures in Assiut University Hospitals.
  • A blood cell sample for mast cell tryptase will be taken immediately prior to surgery and 1 hour following induction of anaesthesia in the following groups of patients (n = 30 in each case):
  • (a) Children undergoing elective surgery between the ages of 3 and 10 years (b) Adults between the ages of 16 and 30 years undergoing orthopaedic trauma surgery (c) Adults more than 60 years of age undergoing orthopaedic surgery (d) Women of any age undergoing gynaecological surgery (e) Adults of any age undergoing emergency general surgery (g) Women undergoing caesarean section under general or regional anaesthesia
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • patient refusal, history of previous allergic reaction.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    January 15 2018

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    January 1 2023

    Estimated Enrollment :

    480 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT03393091

    Start Date

    January 15 2018

    End Date

    January 1 2023

    Last Update

    December 29 2023

    Active Locations (2)

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    1

    Assiut university hospitals

    Asyut, Egypt

    2

    Leeds teaching hospitals NHS Trust

    Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom