Anaphylaxis admissions to pediatric intensive care units in France

Hospitalizations for anaphylaxis have been increasing steadily in many countries, whereas the anaphylaxis mortality rate has remained low and stable over the past 20 years.1-3 A small proportion of patients experiencing anaphylactic reactions are hospitalized in an intensive care unit (ICU). In the United States, this proportion was 5% of the patients seen in the emergency department for anaphylaxis.4 In the United Kingdom, 81 pediatric anaphylaxis cases were collected between 2005 and 2009, with a steady yearonyear increase