Abstract

This paper aims to knowing the Prevalence of patients allergic to general anesthesia  in Iraq were. A cross-sectional study was conducted on patients in different hospitals in Iraq, and 20 patients were collected. The study was devoted to knowing the Prevalence of patients allergic to general anaesthesia. Distributed patients according to age between 25 years to 50 years, and through the statistical analysis SPSS IBM SOFT mean value and SD was for age 33±6.1. Positive results of the prick test It showed a high percentage of Meperidine for six patients, and positive results were distributed according to gender: 3 male patients and three female patients, and Morphine for four patients, according to sex (3 male patients and one female patient). Allergic reaction may be more severe in patients with asthma, heart disease, etc. Allergic reaction appears in most cases within minutes from the moment of exposure to the allergen

Keywords

General anesthesia , IgE, Allergic, NSAID, Meperidine