title: Anaphylaxis Knowledge Among Pediatric Intensivists in Brazil: A Multicenter Survey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the knowledge and practice preferences of anaphylaxis treatment among pediatric intensivists in 5 Brazilian pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) settings.
  
  
  METHODS
  The cohort was a cross-sectional sample from 5 PICUs; a 7-question survey was personally applied to participants regarding their professional clinical experience and the first-line drug choices when treating an anaphylaxis episode.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 43 participant physicians, the majority (83.8%) correctly identified epinephrine as the treatment of choice for anaphylaxis, yet only 41.9% chooses the intramuscular route of administration.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study shows that the knowledge of anaphylaxis treatment is deficient among pediatric intensivists in Brazil. The dissemination of recent World Allergy Organization guidelines on anaphylaxis should be encouraged.
authors.affiliation: 1 Pediatric ICU, Santa Catarina Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Colleti Junior
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Pediatrics, Children's Institute, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Werther Brunow
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: de Carvalho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D003422:Critical Care / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006633:Histamine Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010372:Pediatrics; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D006633:Histamine Antagonists; D004837:Epinephrine
keywords: anaphylaxis; epinephrine; patient safety; pediatric ICU; pediatric intensivists; survey