Clinical Profile and Outcome of Envenomous Snake-Bite At Tertiary Care Centre In Nellore- A Retrospective Study
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 1
Abstract
Aims: To study the prevalence of poisonous and non-poisonous snake bites in nellore district with reference to age, sex, occupation, part of body bitten, time of bite and seasonal variation, and the types of poisonous snakes common in this locality and their clinical manifestations along with the systemic envenomation from various types of poisonous snakes and their effective management in reducing the mortality rate. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective study conducted between May 2015 to May 2016 at government general hospital, nellore Result: A total of 123 patients were studied in our hospital. Out of 123, 63 patients were of poisonous snake bite and 60 patients were of non-poisonous snake bite. Out of these 63 poisonous snake bites, 35 were viperine snake bites, 20 were neuroparalytic snake bites and 8 were locally toxic (LT) snake bites. Conclusion: Snake bite is a common life-threatening emergency in the study area. Delay in hospitalization is associated with poor prognosis and increased mortality rate due to consumptive coagulopathy, renal failure, and respiratory failure. Unusual complications like pulmonary edema, intracerebral hemorrhage, ischemic infarcts,Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) were observed in present study.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Y. Gangadharam, Dr. Sk. Noushad Ali, Dr. Shabana begum. sk, Dr. D. Srinivasa Rao
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