Antivenom therapy is efficient in Viperidae bites, fresh frozen plasma probably not

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 247-248

  Mion, Georges ^a   Larréché, Sébastien ^b  

^a University of Paris Descartes   (France)

^b Service Médical   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; FIBRINOGEN; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN FRAGMENT; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM;

ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CATTLE DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRUG EFFICACY; ENVENOMATION; HEMATOTHORAX; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAKEBITE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

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

EID: 65449172414     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.12.015     Document Type: Letter

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