title: Frequency of atopy, allergy, and previous general anaesthesia in surgical specialties.
abstract: This paper reports part of a large survey of atopy, allergy, and previous anaesthesia in 10 000 preanaesthetic patients. The occurrence of these risk factors in the various surgical specialties has been assessed. Obstetric patients have a significantly higher frequency of atopy and allergy than the total female population studied. Among males cardiothoracic patients are the only group to have a significantly higher frequency of atopy and allergy than the overall figure for their sex.
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous / Q000009:adverse effects; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications*; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012306:Risk; D012737:Sex Factors; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative