Latex Allergy in Children on Home Mechanical Ventilation

Prevention of latex sensitization in guinea pigs by a bacterial and viral filter used in anaesthesia

“…However, all other measures intended to avoid contact between the patient and NRL devices must be taken. Nakamura and colleagues 24 reported a high incidence of latex allergy in children requiring home mechanical ventilation.…”

Latex allergy in children: a follow-up study

“…Another very important risk group is children with great and exposure to latex products in early childhood, especially those with spina bifida 9,10 and other urogenital disorders that had undergone multiple operations. Mechanical ventilation 11 and atopy 12 had been described as risk factors for latex allergy too.…”