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Children With Acute Allergic Reactions Often Spend Unnecessary Time in Hospitals
- A study of over 5,000 children at 31 US and Canadian hospitals published on June 10, 2025, found many with allergic reactions stay longer than needed in emergency departments.
- This study responded to a tripling of pediatric emergency visits for acute allergic reactions in the US from 2008 to 2016 and concerns that many children remain under observation despite low risk.
- The study showed 95% of patients could be safely discharged within two hours after their first epinephrine dose and 98% within four hours without serious issues.
- Dribin explained that children without cardiovascular symptoms were unlikely to require additional epinephrine doses more than two hours after the first, and approximately 17% of pediatric patients were kept for overnight monitoring.
- The findings suggest discharging low-risk children earlier may reduce emergency department crowding and patient reluctance to seek care, allowing families to resume normal activities sooner.
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Children With Acute Allergic Reactions Often Spend Unnecessary Time in Hospitals
While many children experiencing anaphylaxis stay for long hours, even overnight, after receiving a dose of epinephrine, 95% could be safely discharged within 2 hours and 98% within 4 hours, study led by experts at Cincinnati Children's reports
Allergic reaction leads to eureka moment which could save the NHS almost £1 billion
Nurses could be saved up to 11 hours of ‘pointless’ work per month – the equivalent of almost £1billion per year across the National Health Service (NHS) England – if basic monitoring equipment was made more efficient.
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