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Trial of heparin in viper bites.
AIMS OF THE STUDY Viper bites produce hematotoxicity and coagulopathy which may be either true disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) or DIC-like syndrome. Role of heparin is studied in the present study of viper bite cases as use of heparin provides a rational therapy for defibrination caused by viper envenomation. METHODOLOGY One hundred and twenty two patients with viper bite and inc...
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[This corrects the article on p. 3 in vol. 85.].
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As a response to the recent article by Hifumi et al. published in the Journal of Intensive Care, the present correspondence clarifies the family-level taxonomy of the yamakagashi (Rhabdophis tigrinus). Further, the relevance of the term 'venom-induced consumptive coagulopathy,' instead of disseminated intravascular coagulation, in describing the procoagulant coagulopathy of R. tigrinus is highl...
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Background: Green pit viper bite is an important cause of morbidity in Bangladesh. The objective of this study was to investigate the characteristics and clinical presentations of green pit viper bite in Bangladesh. Methods: This prospective observational study was done in the department of Medicine in Chittagong Medical College Hospital, Bangladesh. A total of 40 patients with history of green...
متن کاملRe: Pit viper bites: rational management in locales in which copperheads and cottonmouths predominate.
The management of pitviper bites remains controversial. In order to better assess the efficacy of different treatment modalities, charts of 107 patients hospitalized for pitviper bites at University of North Carolina Hospitals between 1952 and 1992 were retrospectively reviewed. The series included 68 copperhead bites (64%), 8 cottonmouth bites (7%), 3 rattlesnake bites (3%), and 28 bites (26%)...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1971
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.5762.650-a