Frequency of atopy, allergy, and previous general anaesthesia in surgical specialties
Fee, J.P.; McDonald, J.R.; Dundee, J.W.
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 62(2): 125-128
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-8843 PMID: 7377685 Document Number: 157338
This paper reports part of a large survey of atopy, allergy, and previous anaesthesia in 10 000 preanaesthetic patients. The occurrence of these risk factors in the various surgical specialties has been assessed. Obstetric patients have a significantly higher frequency of atopy and allergy than the total female population studied. Among males cardiothoracic patients are the only group to have a significantly higher frequency of atopy and allergy than the overall figure for their sex.