An evaluation of snake bites and antivenin use at a regional medical center

American Surgeon

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 755-758

  Watson, Larry I ^a   Spivey, Christy ^a   Menon, Cen Rema ^a   Kotwall, Cyrus A ^a   Clancy, Thomas V ^a   Hope, William W ^a  

^a NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VENOM ANTISERUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LABORATORY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SCHOOL CHILD; SNAKEBITE; SUMMER; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEASONS; SNAKE BITES;

EID: 78651390337     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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