A Randomised Controlled Trial of Two Infusion Rates to Decrease Reactions to Antivenom

BACKGROUND: Snake envenoming is a major clinical problem in Sri Lanka, with an estimated 40,000 bites annually. Antivenom is only available from India and there is a high rate of systemic hypersensitivity reactions. This study aimed to investigate whether the rate of infusion of antivenom reduced th...

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Autores principales: Isbister, Geoffrey K., Shahmy, Seyed, Mohamed, Fahim, Abeysinghe, Chandana, Karunathilake, Harendra, Ariaratnam, Ariaranee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3377702/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22719932
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0038739

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3377702/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22719932
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0038739

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