The Protocol of Choice for Treatment of Snake Bite
Joint Authors
Hassanian-Moghaddam, Hossein
Zamani, Nasim
Mashayekhian, Mohammad
Rahimi, Mitra
Mohammad Alizadeh, Afshin
Hashemi Domeneh, Behrooz
Erfantalab, Peyman
Ostadi, Ali
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-09-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aim of the current study is to compare three different methods of treatment of snake bite to determine the most efficient one.
To unify the protocol of snake bite treatment in our center, we retrospectively reviewed files of the snake-bitten patients who had been referred to us between 2010 and 2014.
They were contacted for follow-up using phone calls.
Demographic and on-arrival characteristics, protocol used for treatment (WHO/Haddad/GF), and outcome/complications were evaluated.
Patients were entered into one of the protocol groups and compared.
Of a total of 63 patients, 56 (89%) were males.
Five, 19, and 28 patients were managed by Haddad, WHO, or GF protocols, respectively.
Eleven patients had fallen into both GF and WHO protocols and were excluded.
Serum sickness was significantly more common when WHO protocol was used while 100% of the compartment syndromes and 71% of deformities had been reported after GF protocol.
The most important complications were considered to be deformity, compartment syndrome, and amputation and were more frequent after the use of WHO and GF protocols (23.1% versus 76.9%; none in Haddad; P = NS).
Haddad protocol seems to be the best for treatment of snake-bitten patients in our region.
However, this cannot be strictly concluded because of the limited sample size and nonsignificant P values.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mohammad Alizadeh, Afshin& Hassanian-Moghaddam, Hossein& Zamani, Nasim& Rahimi, Mitra& Mashayekhian, Mohammad& Hashemi Domeneh, Behrooz…[et al.]. 2016. The Protocol of Choice for Treatment of Snake Bite. Advances in Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mohammad Alizadeh, Afshin…[et al.]. The Protocol of Choice for Treatment of Snake Bite. Advances in Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Mohammad Alizadeh, Afshin& Hassanian-Moghaddam, Hossein& Zamani, Nasim& Rahimi, Mitra& Mashayekhian, Mohammad& Hashemi Domeneh, Behrooz…[et al.]. The Protocol of Choice for Treatment of Snake Bite. Advances in Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1095333
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1095333