DALES, Drug Allergy Labels in Elective Surgical patients: a prospective multicentre cross-sectional study of incidence, risks, and attitudes in penicillin de-labelling strategies

摘要

Background: Penicillin allergy is associated with a range of poor health outcomes. Allergy testing can be made simpler by using a direct drug provocation test in patients at low risk of genuine allergy. This approach could allow population-level 'de-labelling'. We sought to determine the incidence and nature of penicillin allergy labels in UK surgical patients and define patient and anaesthetist attitudes towards penicillin allergy testing.