A Controlled Clinical Trial of A Novel Antivenom in Patients Envenomed by Bungarus multicinctus

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 393-397

  Hung, Ha Tran ^a   Höjer, Jonas ^b   Kiem, Trinh Xuan ^a   Du, Nguyen Thi ^a  

^a HANOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antivenom; Bungarus multicinctus; Snakebite; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BUNGARUS MULTICINCTUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PTOSIS; SERUM SICKNESS; SIDE EFFECT; SNAKE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; URTICARIA; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; VIET NAM;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; BLEPHAROPTOSIS; BUNGARUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS; SNAKE BITES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIETNAM;

EID: 78650037219     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-010-0051-4     Document Type: Article

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