Management of Severe Anaphylactic Reactions Should Include Administration of Alpha Adrenergic Agonists

High‐frequency jet ventilation in the presence of airway stenosis leads to inadvertent high PEEP levels

“…Epinephrine is still the primary drug for anaphylaxis (10), but avoidance of medications, which contain metabisulfites as preservatives, including epinephrine, has been suggested for patients with definite allergy to sulfites. Methoxamine, a potent alpha agonist, should be an alternative for cases not responding to multiple doses of epinephrine or in cases in which epinephrine is contraindicated (11).…”