Frequency of cardiotoxicity following intramuscular administration of epinephrine in emergency department patients with anaphylaxis.
Emily K PauwWilliam B StubblefieldJesse O WrennSarah K BrownMillie S CosseZoe S CurryTerence P DarcyTia'Asia E JamesPaige E KoetterCaitlin E NicholsonFrank N ParisiLaura G ShepherdSavannah L SoppetMichael D StockerBernard M WalstonWesley H SelfJin H HanMichael J WardPublished in: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open (2024)
Among 338 consecutive adult ED patients who received IM epinephrine for anaphylaxis during a recent 4-year period, cardiotoxic side effects were observed in approximately 5% of patients.