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Antivenom for local effects of snake envenoming

Snake envenoming is a significant public health issue that disproportionately affects the poorest communities in the tropical regions. There is a spectrum of local effects following snakebite, including pain, swelling, bluish discolouration, haemorrhagic
Wayne C. Hodgson (412268), Anjana Silva (527728), Umesha Madhushani (21281999), Geoffrey Isbister (21130406), Sisira Siribaddana (319687)   +4 more
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Antivenomics: a proteomics tool for studying the immunoreactivity of antivenoms

, 2018
Programa Iberoamericano de ciencia y tecnología para el desarrollo/[BIOTOXP211RT0412]/CYTED ...
Calvete Chornet, Juan José, Gutiérrez, José María, Sanz, Libia, Pla Ferrer, Davinia, Lomonte, Bruno   +4 more
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Efficacy of intravenous hydrocortisone administered 2e4 h prior to antivenom as prophylaxis against adverse drug reactions to snake antivenom in Sri Lanka: An open labelled randomized controlled trial

The prevention of adverse drug reactions to antivenom serum poses a formidable challenge in the management of snakebite. Hydrocortisone is being used concurrently with antivenom in order to prevent these adverse drug reactions without a proven benefit ...
Maduwage, Kalana, Medagedara, Senal, Walathara, Chamara, Rathnayake, Ishani, Paranagama, Ranjith, Mendis, Suresh, Kularatne, Senanayake A M, Weerakoon, Kosala, Kumarasiri, P V R, Silva, Anjana   +9 more
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Presentation and management of snakebite envenomation at a District Hospital in the north-east of South Africa

African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Background: Snakebites have been recognised as a neglected tropical disease by the World Health Organization and remain a potentially preventable cause of morbidity around the world, particularly in Africa.
Matamba Jean Benoit Kabeya, Darryl Wood, Peter Hodkinson   +2 more
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Detection of venom–antivenom (VAV) immunocomplexes in vitro as a measure of antivenom efficacy

The measurement of free venom with enzyme immunoassay in serum of patients with snake envenoming is used to confirm snake identification and to determine if sufficient antivenom has been given.
M. A. O'Leary (21269918), Geoffrey Isbister (21130406)   +1 more
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Antivenom

Australian Prescriber, 2013
Martes Alison, Nick Buckley, Ian Whyte
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Rattlesnake Envenomations Treated Without Antivenom

, 2018
A Thesis submitted to The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine.The standard treatment for rattlesnake envenomation (RSE) is antivenom.
Chang, Phoebe
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Tornado diagram assessing the impact of changes in envenoming/antivenom and cost parameters on the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) per DALY for antivenom use in Nigeria.

, 2015
Diagram Parameter Definitions: c20WBCTest  =  cost of 20 minutes Whole Blood Clotting Test on 10 occassions over 7 days at diagnoses and monitoring; cAntivenom  =  Cost of Antivenom; cFeed_Transp  =  Cost of transporation and stay in Hospital for 7 days;
Andreas Kuznik (319101), Mohammed Lamorde (297218), Zaiyad G. Habib (682470), Abdulrazaq G. Habib (244980), Mahmood M. Dalhat (682469)   +4 more
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Antivenom Administration After Rattlesnake Envenoming in Arizona Does Not Directly Diminish Pain

Toxins
The onset, progression, and severity of pain following rattlesnake envenomation are highly variable between patients. Pain can be severe and persistent, seemingly refractory to opioid analgesics.
Vance G. Nielsen, Darien L. Stratton, Tyler M. Hoelscher, Hannah L. Nakamura, Matthew M. Cornelison, William F. Rushton, Geoffrey T. Smelski   +6 more
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Venom and antivenom

, 2016
The fauna of Saudi Arabia comprises a large number of venomous species of snakes, fish, scorpions, insects, coelenterates and molluses. The venoms of these animals show a remarkable diversity of actions on human tissues. Neurotoxins (for example, from the Arabian cobra Naja haje arabica) interrupt transmission at peripheral neuromuscular junctions or ...
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