Effect of the time to antivenom administration on recovery from snakebite envenomingrelated coagulopathy in French Guiana

 

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Autors: Houcke, Stéphanie, Pujo, Jean Marc, Vauquelin, Segolene, Lontsi Ngoula, Guy Roger, Matheus, Séverine, Nkontcho Djamkéba, Flaubert, Pierre-Demar, Magalie, Gutiérrez, José María, Resiere, Dabor, Hommel, Didier, Kallel, Hatem
Format: artículo original
Data de publicació:2023
Descripció:Snakebite envenoming is a public health concern in the Amazon region. It represents an acute medical emergency needing early care such as stroke, severe trauma, myocardial infarction, etc. Antivenoms are the most effective treatment of snakebite envenomings. They are part of the WHO List of essential medicines and should be available in any primary health care where snakebite victims are managed. In this context, less than 6 hours delay between the snakebite and the antivenom administration is needed for a maximal chance to prevent and reverse most of the toxic effects of the snake venom.
Pais:Kérwá
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Idioma:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/103014
Accés en línia:https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/authors?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0011242
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/103014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011242
Paraula clau:Snakebite envenomation
Public health
Amazon region
Antivenin
Snakebite treatment
Venom - Toxicology