Antihistamines for anaphylaxis?

Primary outcome measures

BMJ 2009; 339 doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3368 (Published 18 August 2009)
Cite this as: BMJ 2009;339:b3368

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  1. Simon G A Brown, professor, emergency medicine1
  1. 1Royal Perth Hospital, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6000, Australia
  1. simon.brown{at}uwa.edu.au

    Andreae and Andreae recommend that future trials of antihistamines in anaphylaxis should use a primary outcome of “whether antihistamines result in reduced mortality.”1

    Given that death …

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