Chronic kidney disease in snake envenomed patients with acute kidney injury in Sri Lanka: A descriptive study

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 1037, 2012, Pages 138-142

  Herath, H M N J ^a   Wazil, A W M ^a   Abeysekara, D T D J ^a   Jeewani, N D C ^a   Weerakoon, K G A D ^b   Ratnatunga, N V I ^b   Bandara, E H C K ^a   Kularatne, S A M ^b  

^a Teaching Hospital   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; SNAKE VENOM; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SNAKE; SNAKE ENVENOMATION; SNAKE ENVENOMED; SNAKEBITE; SRI LANKA;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CREATININE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROLOGY; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RISK FACTORS; RUSSELL'S VIPER; SNAKE BITES; SRI LANKA; VIPER VENOMS; VIPERIDAE;

EID: 84857190224     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2011-130225     Document Type: Article

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