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Acute Severe Anaphylaxis in Nepali Patients with Neurotoxic Snakebite Envenoming Treated with the VINS Polyvalent Antivenom

Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2019
Diagnosing and treating acute severe and recurrent antivenom-related anaphylaxis (ARA) is challenging and reported experience is limited. Herein, we describe our experience of severe ARA in patients with neurotoxic snakebite envenoming in Nepal. Patients
Sanjib Kumar Sharma, Emilie Alirol, Anup Ghimire, Suman Shrestha, Rupesh Jha, Surya B. Parajuli, Deekshya Shrestha, Surya Jyoti Shrestha, Amir Bista, David Warrell, Ulrich Kuch, Francois Chappuis, Walter Robert John Taylor   +12 more
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Clinico-Epidemiological Profile and Outcome of Poisonous Snake Bites in Children using the WHO Treatment Protocol in Western Nepal

Journal of Nobel Medical College, 2015
Background: Snake bite among children is an important public health problem in many tropical and subtropical countries. Limited studies are found on snake-bite in Nepal using the WHO snake-bite management guidelines.
Kiran Mani Paudel, V P Poudyal, Rajan Bikram Rayamajhi, Shyam Sundar Budhathoki   +3 more
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A Study on the Clinico-Epidemiological Profile and the Outcome of Snake Bite Victims in a Tertiary Care Centre in Southern India [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013
Background: Snake bite is a common medical emergency and an occupational hazard, more so in tropical India, where farming is a major source of employment.
Halesha B.R., Harshavardhan L., Lokesh A J., Channaveerappa P.K, Venkatesh K.B   +4 more
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A comparative study between retrospective and prospective assessment of rationality and effectiveness of snake bite management in a tertiary care teaching hospital [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Snake bite envenomation remains one of the commonest causes of mortality and morbidity in rural West Bengal. Objective of present study was to compare the rationality, effectiveness and adherence to standard treatment guidelines of Government
Das, Somenath, Maity, Tamoghna, Mandal, Ananya, Mandal, Sonai   +3 more
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A prospective study on clinico-epidemiological profile and outcome in management of poisonous snake bite [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Snake bite is a major health problem in Nepal. According to WHO, annual morbidity due to snake bite is 162 out of 100,000 people in Nepal. Aim of the study is to observe epidemiology, clinical features, and analysis of possible relationship ...
Chand, Lokendra B., Chaudhary, Mukesh Kumar, Chaudhary, Ramesh, Gupta, Laxmi K., Ranpal, Sabin   +4 more
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Retrospective analysis of snake victims in Northern India admitted in a tertiary level institute

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2012
Context: Snake bites are the common cause of morbidity and mortality in tropical countries. Aims: To analyze the outcome of snake bite victims Settings and Design: Retrospective analysis of data from Intensive care unit, Department of Anesthesiology.
Syed Moied Ahmed, Abu Nadeem, Mohd. Sabihul Islam, Shiwani Agarwal, Lalit Singh   +4 more
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A retrospective analysis of snake envenomation in the intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital in Delhi

Journal of Acute Disease, 2019
Objective: To evaluate the epidemiology, clinical profile and treatment for patients with snake bite in the intensive care unit of our hospital. Methods: A retrospective analysis of patients with snake bite admitted to the intensive care unit of a ...
Shivali Panwar, Aashish Dang
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Histopathological profile of fatal snake bite autopsy cases in a tertiary care center in South India

Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2021
Background Snake bite is a major public health problem, especially in the tropical areas of the world, which the World Health Organization aims to eradicate.
K. Sathish, Kusa Kumar Shaha, Ambika Prasad Patra, J. Sree Rekha   +3 more
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Thrombotic Microangiopathy: An Under-Recognised Cause of Snake-bite-related Acute Kidney Injury

Indian Journal of Nephrology, 2019
Introduction: Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) as a cause of snake-bite-induced acute kidney injury (AKI) is rarely reported. Very little is known about the clinical course, optimal management, and prognosis of this entity.
I. Rao, A. R. Prabhu, S. Nagaraju, D. Rangaswamy   +3 more
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Demographic, epidemiologic and clinical profile of snake bite cases, presented to Emergency Medicine department, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2013
Aim: Snake bite is a common medical emergency faced mainly by the rural populations in tropical and subtropical countries with heavy rainfall and humid climate.
Bhavesh Jarwani, Pradeep Jadav, Malhar Madaiya   +2 more
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