The efficacy of low-dose antivenom therapy on morbidity and mortality in snakebite cases

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 402-407

  Açikalin, Ayça ^a   Gökel, Yüksel ^a   Kuvandik, Güven ^b   Duru, Mehmet ^b   Köseoǧlu, Zikret ^c   Satar, Salim ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ADANA NUMUNE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; FINGER AMPUTATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SNAKEBITE; TISSUE INJURY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIVENINS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SNAKE BITES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41849139243     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.06.017     Document Type: Article

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