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Experience of Snakebite Envenomation by a Desert Viper in Qatar

Crotaline and elapid snakebites are reported all over the world as well as in the Middle East and other countries around this region. However, data regarding snakebites and their treatment in Qatar are limited. This review paper is going to investigate the presentation and treatment of snakebite in...

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Autores principales: Elmoheen, Amr, Salem, Waleed Awad, Haddad, Mahmoud, Bashir, Khalid, Thomas, Stephen H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7576367/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33101406
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8810741
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author Elmoheen, Amr
Salem, Waleed Awad
Haddad, Mahmoud
Bashir, Khalid
Thomas, Stephen H
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description Crotaline and elapid snakebites are reported all over the world as well as in the Middle East and other countries around this region. However, data regarding snakebites and their treatment in Qatar are limited. This review paper is going to investigate the presentation and treatment of snakebite in Qatar. A good assessment helps to decide on the management of the snakebites envenomation. Antivenom and conservative management are the mainstays of treatment for crotaline snakebite. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has been suggested to do early diagnosis and treatment of soft tissue problems, such as edema and compartment syndrome, after a snakebite. The supporting data are not sufficient regarding the efficiency of POCUS in diagnosing the extent and severity of tissue involvement and its ultimate effect on the outcome. Further research is suggested in this case. Systemic complications, such as bleeding diathesis, can be managed by administering clotting factors and platelets.
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spelling pubmed-75763672020-10-22 Experience of Snakebite Envenomation by a Desert Viper in Qatar Elmoheen, Amr Salem, Waleed Awad Haddad, Mahmoud Bashir, Khalid Thomas, Stephen H J Toxicol Review Article Crotaline and elapid snakebites are reported all over the world as well as in the Middle East and other countries around this region. However, data regarding snakebites and their treatment in Qatar are limited. This review paper is going to investigate the presentation and treatment of snakebite in Qatar. A good assessment helps to decide on the management of the snakebites envenomation. Antivenom and conservative management are the mainstays of treatment for crotaline snakebite. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has been suggested to do early diagnosis and treatment of soft tissue problems, such as edema and compartment syndrome, after a snakebite. The supporting data are not sufficient regarding the efficiency of POCUS in diagnosing the extent and severity of tissue involvement and its ultimate effect on the outcome. Further research is suggested in this case. Systemic complications, such as bleeding diathesis, can be managed by administering clotting factors and platelets. Hindawi 2020-10-12 /pmc/articles/PMC7576367/ /pubmed/33101406 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8810741 Text en Copyright © 2020 Amr Elmoheen et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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