Health disparities in hymenoptera venom allergy management.
In: Allergy & Asthma Proceedings, Jg. 45 (2024), Heft 1, S. 50-52
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Background: Hymenoptera venom anaphylaxis (HVA) is reported in up to 3% of stings and accounts for approximately 40 US deaths annually. HVA patients require immediate availability of epinephrine and Allergist referrals for consideration of venom immunotherapy. Data regarding epinephrine autoinjector prescriptions, Allergist referral rates, and potential racial disparities are limited. Objective: The primary objective was to determine if there were statistically significant differences in epinephrine autoinjector prescriptions and Allergist referrals between white and African American patients. The secondary objectives were to determine if there were statistically significant differences between adult and pediatric patients and to determine if there were significant differences between epinephrine prescriptions between patients with and without Allergist referrals. Method: This study is a retrospective, descriptive chart review analyzing patients seen between January 01, 2019 and December 31, 2021. Data were obtained utilizing the Epic Systems (Verona, WI) application Slicer Dicer. Individual chart review was performed for age, race, epinephrine autoinjector prescription, and Allergist referral. Results: 342 patients were identified as having HVA. White patients (60 out of 219; 27.4%) were more likely to get epinephrine autoinjector prescriptions than African American patients (17 out of 109; 15.6%) (p = 0.018). Adult patients (25 out of 314; 8.0%) were less likely than pediatric patients (8 out of 28; 28.6%) to have Allergist referrals (p = 0.004). Patients with Allergist referrals (25 out of 32; 78.1%) were more likely to be prescribed an epinephrine autoinjector than patient without Allergist referrals (54 out of 310; 17.4%) (p < 0.00001). Conclusion: Epinephrine autoinjector prescriptions and Allergist referrals are low overall in HVA. Racial disparities were identified with African American patients being significantly less likely to receive epinephrine autoinjector prescriptions. Additionally, adult patients, who may be at increased risk, were less likely to receive Allergist referrals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Health disparities in hymenoptera venom allergy management.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Bourgoyne, Kesler ; Sampognaro, Langley ; Bhat, Anand ; Camacho, Juanita Valdes ; Mhanna, Maroun ; Kaufman, David |
Zeitschrift: | Allergy & Asthma Proceedings, Jg. 45 (2024), Heft 1, S. 50-52 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2024 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1088-5412 (print) |
DOI: | 10.2500/aap.2024.45.230071 |
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