ANZAAG Anaphylaxis Management Guidelines

Recently the second edition of the ANZAAG/ANZCA Anaphylaxis Management Guidelines were published. The key changes to the guidelines are:

1. The development of two paediatric cards to cover the immediate and refractory management of anaphylaxis in children. This allows for age specific recommendations and simplifies information on the adult cards;
2. Introduction of cardiac arrest recommendations at the top of the immediate management cards; 
3. Increased emphasis on rapid, large volume fluid resuscitation; 
4. Changing the diagnostic card to the differential diagnosis card and making it an action checklist rather than a textbook differential diagnosis list; 
5. Emphasis on the cessation/removal of possible triggers; 
6. Changing the drug name adrenaline to adrenaline (epinephrine).

These guidelines from the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) and

Australian and New Zealand Anaesthetic Allergy Group (ANZAAG) are freely available to download. Diagnosis and Management Cards are also provided.

ANZAAG Anaphylaxis Management Guidelines