Norwegian Anaesthesiologist's Perspectives on Perioperative Allergies and Penicillin Allergy Evaluations: A National Survey
Authors' conclusion
Distrust in penicillin allergy evaluation procedures is prevalent among Norwegian anaesthesiologists.
Study context
- Population
- Members of the Norwegian Anaesthesiology Association24% response rate
- Participants
- 405 members
- Outcome
- Attitudes to and barriers to penicillin allergy evaluation
Methodological detailsnational, online survey, Survey of 1667 members; informed by the British Drug Allergy Labels in Elective Surgical Patients anaesthesiologist survey; quantitative data analysed descriptively, qualitative data by systematic text condensation
- National
- Online survey
- Survey of 1667 members; informed by the British Drug Allergy Labels in Elective Surgical Patients anaesthesiologist survey; quantitative data analysed descriptively, qualitative data by systematic text condensation
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Would administer penicillin if declared allergy believed highly unlikely to be true allergy
65%
Would still not re-expose patients de-labelled by oral provocation testing to penicillins
34%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Norwegian Anaesthesiologist's Perspectives on Perioperative Allergies and Penicillin Allergy Evaluations: A National Survey. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 30 September 2025. doi:10.
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