Frequency of Adverse Systemic Reactions after Fluorescein Angiography

Ethnic variation in fluorescein angiography induced nausea and vomiting

“…also highlight that previous research has shown no significant difference in the frequency of reaction using 5%, 10% or 25% concentration of fluorescein.5--8 However, Yanuzzi et al report that there may have been differences in the rate of nausea between different concentrations, i.e. 5% and 10%, of fluorescein.9 No difference in frequency of adverse reactions was found between two rates (fast and slow) of injection speed, when the slow rate is defined as an injection lasting longer than 6 S. 2 Kwiterovich et al? investigated whether the frequency of adverse reaction to FFA was related to a history of previous angiography with or without a history of adverse reaction.…”

Anafilaxia com convulsões após angiografia com fluoresceína em paciente ambulatorial

“…In another study the subgroup of diabetic patients experienced the highest nausea rate in more than 15% of the angiograms (5) , but hypertensive and elderly patients did not show increase in such reactions (6) . Previous adverse reactions seems to be a powerful risk factor for future exams (1,2,4) . Some authors claim rates of complications as high as 48.6% when patient had experienced symptoms in a prior angiography (4) .…”

“…Previous adverse reactions seems to be a powerful risk factor for future exams (1,2,4) . Some authors claim rates of complications as high as 48.6% when patient had experienced symptoms in a prior angiography (4) . Curiously, a report with 4 severe cases of anaphylactoid reactions following fluorescein angiography injection, out of 1,400 exams, indicated that, for those patients, that was the first exposure to the drug (7) .…”

Shellfish allergy: a contraindication for fundus fluorescein angiography; misconception or reality

“…The frequency of adverse reactions after angiography has varied considerably in previous reports. In a prospective study of 2789 angiographic procedures in 2025 patients, Kwiterovich et al 5 found that the percentage of adverse reactions depended strongly on the patient's angiographic history. Overall, adverse reactions followed 4.8% of the angiographic procedures.…”