Is it common to die of anaphylaxis in hospital? my daughter passed away after a 5 hour head shunt revision her neurosurgeon said she did exceptionally well, in fact our daughter was taken to her room immediately after the recovery room. within an hour sh

Extremely : Extremely sorry for your loss. Unfortunately not enough information to be able to give a reasonable answer. Have you discussed the situation with the doctors that were taking care of her?

It : It is not common to die of anaphylaxis in hospital. I am sure there are incidences of allergenic medications administered which could cause an anaphylactic reaction. Blood products which could cause reaction are well screened and carefully selected to prevent a reaction. Antibody administration such as ige antibodies can potentially can cause a reaction. I have been blessed by the fact that during my 35 years of practice, and many thousand patients, I have not come across a death from anaphylaxis to any product. Powlin v. Manuel md, mba, ms.