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http://hdl.handle.net/11434/506| Title: | Safety of paediatric oral food challenges in a tertiary private hospital. |
| Epworth Authors: | Hsiao, Kuang Chi Tey, Dean Robinson, M. Simmons, Joanna Smart, Joanne |
| Keywords: | Hypersensitivity, Food Food Hypersensitivity Allergy, Food Food Allergy Relative Risk Harm Reduction Patient Safety Pediatrics Epworth Allergy Specialists, Epworth HealthCare, Richmond, Victoria, Australia. |
| Issue Date: | Sep-2014 |
| Citation: | ASCIA 2014 Abstract Index. Internal Medicine Journal, 44: 35–37. |
| Conference Name: | 25th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy. |
| Conference Location: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. |
| Abstract: | Oral food challenges (OFC) are commonly conducted in tertiary Australian public hospitals; however there is a lack of published reports on the safety of administering OFC in the setting of a private hospital. Objective: To describe the risks associated with conducting paediatric OFC in a tertiary private hospital in Melbourne. Method: This is a retrospective database review of paediatric OFC conducted at the Epworth Hospital, Melbourne, over a three-year period between April 2011 and March 2014. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11434/506 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/imj.12548 |
| Type: | Conference Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | Internal Medicine |
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