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Can death by anaphylaxis be prevented in hospital? my daughter had a head shunt revision and was immediately sitting up within an hour after surgery. she was visiting with family, texting her friends and professors to make up exams, six hours later she ha
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See below: Anaphylaxis is a catastrophic event caused by a massive allergic reaction to something. What causes the reaction is sometimes never known. If it happens in a hospital, the patient has the best chance of surviving this event, but even that is not a guarantee.
Answered 4/24/2015
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