Clinical Profile And Outcome Of Snake Bite Induced Acute Kidney Injury
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 7
Abstract
Snake bite is one of the major causes of Acute Kidney Injury in South Tamil Nadu. The outcome in a case of snake bite depends upon multi various factors. Total number of patients admitted for snake bite during the study period was 913 out of which 83 patients who developed AKI following snake bite were included in the study. Among the 83 patients included in the study, 69 (83%) patients received dialysis, 10 (12%) patients died despite treatment, partial recovery seen in 14 patients; renal biopsy was done in 20 patients. Various factors both clinical and laboratory parameters affecting the outcome and their impact were analyzed
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Dr R Arul, Dr A Jegan, Dr P Arun Prasath, Dr Krishnananth
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