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| AVILA-AGÜERO,M. L.; VALVERDE,K.; GUTIÉRREZ,J.; PARÍS,M. M.; FAINGEZICHT,I.. |
| Snakebite envenomation is a worldwide problem and in Costa Rica. The following is a retrospective review of 79 patients admitted to the Hospital Nacional de Niños (HNN) from January 1985 to September 1996. Child's age ranged from 9 months to 14 years. The M: F ratio was 1.5:1. Sixty percent of the patients lived in remote rural areas. The most common clinical signs at the time of hospitalization were pain and edema. Fifty patients (63,29%) showed moderate to severe envenomation grades. Fifty-one (64,55%) was caused by Bothrops asper. Complications during hospitalization were compartment syndrome and secondary infection. Three children died, one from disseminated intravascular coagulation, another from renal insufficiency, and the third from a perforated... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Snakebites; Complications; Fasciotomy; Children. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-79302001000100006 |
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