Outcome of scorpion sting envenomation after a protocol guided therapy

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 577-582

  Biswal, Niranjan ^a   Bashir, Rani A ^a   Murmu, Uday C ^a   Mathai, Betsy ^a   Balachander, J ^a   Srinivasan, S ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Acute pulmonary edema (APE); Dobutamine; Myocarditis; Prazosin; Scorpion sting; Sodium nitro prusside (SNP)

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIGOXIN; DOBUTAMINE; FUROSEMIDE; MORPHINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PETHIDINE; PHENIRAMINE AMINOSALICYLATE; PHENIRAMINE MALEATE; PRAZOSIN; PROMETHAZINE; SCORPION VENOM; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; INSECT STING; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG EDEMA; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; MYOCARDITIS; NEWBORN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORPION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; ANIMAL; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCORPION VENOMS; SCORPIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747038991     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02759921     Document Type: Article

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