Accident and emergency: a gateway to improve the management of atopic disease

The use of appropriate allergy testing with the aim of accurate diagnosis is of particular importance in the setting of increasing incidence of allergic disease. 2, 3 We recently audited the impact of atopy on the workload within our paediatric A&E department; 14 369 episodes from a one year per...

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Published in:Archives of disease in childhood 2006-06, Vol.91 (6), p.544-544
Main Authors: Treffene, S, Paget, R, Maconochie, I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
accident
Admission and discharge
Allergies
Allergy
Allergy in children
Asthma
Care and treatment
Child
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis
Emergencies
emergency
Emergency medical services
Food allergies
Hospital admission and discharge
Hospitals
Humans
Hypersensitivity - diagnosis
Hypersensitivity - therapy
Infant
Letter
Pediatric allergy
Pediatrics
Skin Tests
Workload
Workloads
Young Children
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Summary:The use of appropriate allergy testing with the aim of accurate diagnosis is of particular importance in the setting of increasing incidence of allergic disease. 2, 3 We recently audited the impact of atopy on the workload within our paediatric A&E department; 14 369 episodes from a one year period were analysed.
ISSN:0003-9888
1468-2044
DOI:10.1136/adc.2005.079400