Severe tissue complications in patients of Bothrops snakebite at a tertiary health unit in the Brazilian Amazon: clinical characteristics and associated factors

INTRODUCTION: Snakebites in the Brazilian Amazon are caused mostly by snakes from the Bothrops genus and envenomated patients may suffer from tissue complications. METHODS: This study aimed to identify risk factors for severe tissue complications (STC) in patients with Bothrops snakebite in the Amaz...

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Autores principales: Silva, Flavio Souza, Ibiapina, Hiochelson Najibe Santos, Neves, Juliana Costa Ferreira, Coelho, Kerolaine Fonseca, Barbosa, Fabiane Bianca Albuquerque, Lacerda, Marcus Vinicius Guimarães, Sachett, Jacqueline Almeida Gonçalves, Malheiro, Adriana, Monteiro, Wuelton Marcelo, Costa, Allyson Guimarães
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2021
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8008847/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33656146
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0374-2020
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Snakebites in the Brazilian Amazon are caused mostly by snakes from the Bothrops genus and envenomated patients may suffer from tissue complications. METHODS: This study aimed to identify risk factors for severe tissue complications (STC) in patients with Bothrops snakebite in the Amazonas state, Brazil. RESULTS: Snakebites that were classified as severe and affected female patients with comorbidities presented greater risks of developing STCs. In addition, hospitalizations of patients with STC exceeded 5 days. CONCLUSIONS: Clinical and epidemiological characteristics can prove essential for assessing the evolution of STC and clinical prognosis of patients with Bothrops snakebites.

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