Adult but no pediatric anaphylaxis-related deaths in the Finnish population from 1996 to 2013

• Published in: Journal of allergy and clinical immunology Vol. 138; no. 2; pp. 630 - 632
• Main Authors: Kivistö, Juho E., MD, PhD, Dunder, Teija, MD, PhD, Protudjer, Jennifer L.P., PhD, Karjalainen, Jussi, MD, PhD, Huhtala, Heini, MSc, Mäkelä, Mika J., MD, PhD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Limited 01.08.2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Allergies; Allergy and Immunology; Anaphylaxis - etiology; Anaphylaxis - mortality; Antibiotics; Asthma; Cause of Death - trends; Child; Classification; Contrast agents; Drug Hypersensitivity - complications; Drug Hypersensitivity - mortality; Female; Finland - epidemiology; Food Hypersensitivity - complications; Food Hypersensitivity - mortality; Humans; Incidence; Insect bites; Insect Bites and Stings - complications; Insect Bites and Stings - mortality; Male; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Mens health; Middle Aged; Mortality; Pediatrics; Pharmaceuticals; Population; Secularism; Studies; Trends; Womens health; Young Adult; Finland
• ISSN: 0091-6749; 1097-6825; 1097-6825
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.05.015

Furthermore, the internationally recognized Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification system was used to classify the pharmaceutical agents. [...]our study is based on nationwide data because the death certificates for anaphylaxis-related deaths were extracted from a registry that covers virtually all deaths in Finland. [...]a total of 56 Finnish adults, but no children, died from anaphylaxis between 1996 and 2013.