title: Australian and New Zealand Anaesthetic Allergy Group/Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Perioperative Anaphylaxis Management Guidelines.
abstract: Anaphylaxis is an uncommon but important cause of serious morbidity and even mortality in the perioperative period. The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) with the Australian and New Zealand Anaesthetic Allergy Group (ANZAAG) have developed clinical management guidelines that include six crisis management cards. The content of the guidelines and cards is based on published literature and other international guidelines for the management of anaesthesia-related and non-anaesthesia-related anaphylaxis. The evidence is summarised in the associated background paper (Perioperative Anaphylaxis Management Guidelines [2016] www.anzca.edu.au/resources/endorsed-guidelines and www.anzaag.com/Mgmt%20Resources.aspx). These guidelines are intended to apply to anaphylaxis occurring only during the perioperative period. They are not intended to apply to anaphylaxis outside the setting of dedicated monitoring and management by an anaesthetist. In this paper guidelines will be presented along with a brief background to their development.
authors.affiliation: Specialist Anaesthetist, Anaesthesia, Peninsula Health, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kolawole
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Monash University, Specialist Anaesthetist, Peninsula Health, Melbourne, Victoria.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.affiliation: Specialist Anaesthetist, Department of Anaesthesia, Tweed Heads Hospital, Tweed Heads, New South Wales.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Crilly
authors.affiliation: Director of Perioperative Medicine, Anaesthesia, John Hunter Hospital, Conjoint Associate Professor, Anaesthesia & Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine & Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kerridge
authors.affiliation: Director of Professional Affairs, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, Melbourne, Victoria.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roessler
mesh_terms: D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000628:therapy*; D000072077:Anesthetists; D001315:Australia; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D059035:Perioperative Period; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
keywords: anaphylaxis, perioperative medicine, adrenaline, resuscitation