TY - JOUR AU - Wijekoon, Chandrani Nirmala AU - Wettasinghe, Indika AU - Fernando, Dinithi AU - Dissanayake, Arosha Sampath AU - Gunawardana, Malinda AU - Minuwanpitiya, Gayani AU - Thenuwara, Palinda PY - 2021 DA - 2021/03/09 TI - Preparedness of pre-intern medical graduates of three universities in Sri Lanka to diagnose and manage anaphylaxis JO - BMC Medical Education SP - 152 VL - 21 IS - 1 AB - Early recognition and the optimal management of anaphylaxis saves lives but studies from different countries have demonstrated gaps in knowledge and practices between healthcare workers. There is a paucity of such data from Sri Lanka. We assessed knowledge, perception and self-confidence in the diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis amongst pre-intern medical graduates who would soon become first-contact doctors attending emergencies. SN - 1472-6920 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-021-02588-w DO - 10.1186/s12909-021-02588-w ID - Wijekoon2021 ER -