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The version of Fig. 3 which appeared on page 741 of IJIP Vol. 24, Issue No.3 was erroneous. The correct figure is shown below. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Page 1, second column, line 2: “. The committee “Drugs and latex allergy”… should be “. The “Drugs and latex allergy” committee has promoted…
Page 1, second column, line 6: Roberto Bernardini MD, “Drugs and latex allergy” Committee Coordinator
Page 1, second column, last line: Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2011;22(3) 267-76.
Page 1, Key words: Drugs, latex, perioperative allergy.
Page 1, Correspondence address: Roberto Bernardini, MD, Pediatric Unit, “San Giuseppe”
Hospital, Viale Boccaccio, 54, 50053 Empoli, Florence, Italy, Phone: +39.0571.706452 Fax:
+39.0571.706536, e-mail:
Page 27, second line of Introduction: … reactions during during the preoperative. should be: reactions during the perioperative.
Page 33, reference 35 … Clin Rev Allergy 1991;9:319-38
Page 37, the Tables 1 and 2 belong on page 73, before “Conclusions”. Instead the following Table 1 and Fig. 1 should appear on page 37:
Concentrations of anesthetic agents normally non-reactive in the practice of skin
tests
C = Concentration, MC = maximal concentration
Modified from: Mertes PM et al. Hypersensitivity reactions to
Neuromuscolar blocking agents. Current Pharmaceutical Design 2008;
14:2809–25.
Available Agents
Prick Tests
Intradermal tests
Drug
Concentration (mg/mL)
Dilution
MC (mg/mL)
Dilution
MC (μg/mL)
atracurium
10
1/10
1
1/1000
10
cis-atracurium
2
undiluted
2
1/100
20
mivacurium
2
1/10
0,2
1/1000
2
pancuronium
2
undiluted
2
1/10
200
rocuroruum
10
undiluted
10
1/100
100
suxamethonium
50
1/5
10
1/500
100
vecuronium
4
undiluted
4
1/10
400
Flow chart investigations in case of suspected NMBA anaphylaxis during general
anaesthesia
Page 79, In Table 1 third column “Fentanyl Maintenance infusion should be 0.1-0.2 μg/kg/min
Page 92,
Practical approach to patients with previous perioperative anaphylactic reactions
who were not investigated for identification of the causative agent
Page 95, first column, last line: …anaphylaxis or its severity… should be ….anaphylaxis or even its severity.
Page 95, second column, 12th line: …have hemodynamic protection… should be … may maintain hemodynamic stability.
Page 96, first column, 13th line from bottom: …of anesthesia has been proposed … should be …of anest hesia have been proposed…
Page 96, second column: “PREO PERATIVE IGE SCREEN ING” should be “PREOPERATIVE IgE SCREENING”
Page 96. second column, second line under “PREOPERATIVE IgE SCREENING”: …those that are atopic… should be …those who are atopic.