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What happens when a patient develops a severe reaction during anaesthesia — and how can this affect future medical care?
In this episode of Tomorrow’s Medicine Today, Dr Sarah Green, Director of the Perioperative Allergy Service at Royal North Shore Hospital and ISPAR Board member, discusses the challenges of identifying allergic reactions during surgery and the consequences of being labelled with multiple suspected drug allergies.
The conversation explores how reactions during anaesthesia are investigated, why not every suspected drug allergy represents a true allergy, and how specialist assessment — including careful clinical review, skin testing and, where appropriate, controlled drug challenges — can help clarify the diagnosis and guide safer future procedures.
This podcast provides an accessible introduction for patients and healthcare professionals interested in understanding perioperative allergy and the importance of accurate diagnosis.
Listen to the podcast on on NSLHD website or on Spotify