Examining cefazolin utilization and perioperative anaphylaxis in patients with and without a penicillin allergy label : A cross-sectional study

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STUDY OBJECTIVE: To compare the occurrence of cefazolin perioperative anaphylaxis (POA) in patients with and without a penicillin allergy label (PAL) to determine whether the prevalence of cefazolin POA differs based on the presence of a PAL.

DESIGN: Cross-sectional study.

SETTING: A large U.S. healthcare system in the Baltimore-D.C. region, July 2017 to July 2020.

PATIENTS: 112,817 surgical encounters across inpatient and outpatient settings in various specialties, involving 90,089 patients. Of these, 4876 (4.3%) encounters had a PAL.

INTERVENTIONS: Perioperative cefazolin administration within 4 h before surgery to 4 h after the procedure began.

MEASUREMENTS: The primary outcome was cefazolin POA in patients with and without PALs. Potential POA cases were identified based on tryptase orders or diphenhydramine administrations within the initial cefazolin administration to 6 h postoperatively. Verification included two validation steps. The first checked for hypersensitivity reaction (HSR) documentation, and the second, led by Allergy specialists, identified POA and the probable culprit. The secondary outcome looked at cefazolin use trends in patients with a PAL, stratified by setting and specialty.

MAIN RESULTS: Of 112,817 encounters, 1421 (1.3%) had possible cefazolin HSRs. Of these, 22 (1.5%) had POA, resulting in a 0.02% prevalence. Of these, 13 (59.1%) were linked to cefazolin and 9 (40.9%) attributed to other drugs. Only one cefazolin POA case had a PAL, indicating no significant difference in cefazolin POA prevalence between patients with and without PALs (p = 0.437). Perioperative cefazolin use in patients with PALs steadily increased from 2.6% to 6.0% between 2017 and 2020, specifically in academic settings.

CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of cefazolin POA does not exhibit significant differences between patients with and without PALs, and notably, the incidence remains remarkably low. Based on these findings, it is advisable to view cefazolin as an acceptable choice for prophylaxis in patients carrying a PAL.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:94

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical anesthesia - 94(2024) vom: 01. März, Seite 111377

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Murphy, Zachary R [VerfasserIn]
Muzaffar, Anum F [VerfasserIn]
Massih, Sandra A [VerfasserIn]
Klein, Eili Y [VerfasserIn]
Dispenza, Melanie C [VerfasserIn]
Fabre, Valeria [VerfasserIn]
Hensley, Nadia B [VerfasserIn]
Blumenthal, Kimberly G [VerfasserIn]
Alvarez-Arango, Santiago [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Cefazolin
Cefazolin surgical prophylaxis
Cross-reactivity among beta-lactams
Drug allergy
IHS69L0Y4T
Journal Article
Penicillin allergy label
Penicillins
Perioperative anaphylaxis
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Surgical-site infections

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Date Completed 11.03.2024

Date Revised 16.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jclinane.2024.111377

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367322846