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| Gale,Stephen C.; Peters,Jo Ann; Allen,LaDonna; Creath,Robert; Dombrovskiy,Viktor Y.. |
| Abstract Background Crotalidae Polyvalent Immune Fab (Ovine) (FabAV) antivenin is commonly recommended after pit viper snakebites. Because copperhead envenomations are usually self-limited, some physicians are reluctant to use this costly treatment routinely, while others follow a more liberal approach. We hypothesized that, in practice, only patients with evidence of significant (moderate or severe) copperhead envenomation [those with snakebite severity score (SSS) > 3] receive FabAV and examined a large cohort to determine the relationship between clinical findings and FabAV administration. Methods All data from patients evaluated for copperhead snakebite at a rural tertiary referral center from 5/2002 to 10/2013 were compiled. Demographics,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Copperhead; Venomous snakebite; Antivenin; FabAV; Rural. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992016000100302 |
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