Role of Non-Allergists in the Removal of “Penicillin-Allergic” Labels

Rationale Appropriate removal of “penicillin-allergic” label is beneficial because such a label is associated with increased length of hospital stay/costs and carries the risk of increased patient morbidity. Methods We performed a retrospective cohort chart review of patients who were evaluated in t...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inJournal of allergy and clinical immunology Vol. 141; no. 2; p. AB78
Main Authors Generoso, August, Muglia, Christine, Mattappallil, Arun, Khianey, Reena, Capitle, Eugenio, Wolff, Alan H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published St. Louis Elsevier Inc 01.02.2018
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Allergies
Antibiotics
Documentation
Electronic medical records
Medical records
Morbidity
Penicillin
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Rationale Appropriate removal of “penicillin-allergic” label is beneficial because such a label is associated with increased length of hospital stay/costs and carries the risk of increased patient morbidity. Methods We performed a retrospective cohort chart review of patients who were evaluated in the emergency department or hospitalized in an inner city hospital from December 2016 through June 2017 using our electronic medical record.
ISSN:0091-6749
1097-6825
DOI:10.1016/j.jaci.2017.12.250