Children under 16 years of age requiring Food Challenges in Paediatric Allergy Trust Guideline for the Management of v3.1
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Children under 16 years of age requiring Food Challenges in Paediatric Allergy Trust Guideline for the Management of v3.1 Download
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Food challenges establish whether a particular foodstuff is likely to elicit clinical reactivity in an individual patient. Oral food challenges OFC for children with proven or suspected food allergy are undertaken in a step-wise fashion in hospital to ensure that if severe reactions are elicited they can be quickly and effectively treated.
Patient information leaflets – Food Challenges and Supervised Feeds Trustdocs Id: 14761
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Food Challenges and Supervised Feeds Trustdocs Id: 14761
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This guideline has been approved by the Trust's Clinical Guidelines Assessment Panel as an aid to the diagnosis and management of relevant patients and clinical circumstances. Not every patient or situation fits neatly into a standard guideline scenario and the guideline must be interpreted and applied in practice in the light of prevailing clinical circumstances, the diagnostic and treatment options available and the professional judgement, knowledge and expertise of relevant clinicians. It is advised that the rationale for any departure from relevant guidance should be documented in the patient's case notes.The Trust's guidelines are made publicly available as part of the collective endeavour to continuously improve the quality of healthcare through sharing medical experience and knowledge. The Trust accepts no responsibility for any misunderstanding or misapplication of this document.