Our clinical experience in the treatment of snakebites
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2005
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OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the results of medical and surgical treatment for venomous snakebites and reviewed current principles of first aid and therapy for affected patients. METHODS: Fourteen venomous snakebite victims (8 males, 6 females; mean age 22 years; range 7 to 75 years) were enrolled in the study. Six patients received medical treatment alone, while eight patients required both medical and surgical treatments. Injury was in the upper and lower extremities in nine and five patients, respectively. Fasciotomy was performed in seven patients due to ensuing compartment syndrome, which was manifest with extreme swelling in the affected extremity and severe pain on passive stretching of the muscles at the site of the lesion. Fasciotomy site was primarily closed in three patients, whereas four patients required debridement and skin grafting. One patient, who developed necrosis due to an excessively tight tourniquet at the time of first aid, underwent amputation of the third finger at the level of the middle phalanx. The mean follow-up was 11.5 months (range 3 to 30 months). RESULTS: Following fasciotomy, a long incision line remained in all the patients and a marked scar tissue due to skin grafting, which were associated with flexion contracture deformities in two elbows (35 and 105 degrees). Hemopericardium detected in one patient was dealt with by medical treatment. The mean length of hospital stay was 11.3 days for medically treated patients, and 18.2 days following surgical treatment. No incidence of late serum disease or mortality was encountered. CONCLUSION: Management of snakebite victims include an appropriate first aid and treatment at the hospital; identification of compartment syndrome through clinical means and measurements should lead to an indication for fasciotomy.
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snake venom, venom antiserum, adolescent, adult, aged, animal, article, child, compartment syndrome, emergency treatment, evaluation, female, human, incidence, limb, male, methodology, middle aged, pathology, snake, snakebite, treatment outcome, Turkey (republic), Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Animals, Antivenins, Child, Compartment Syndromes, Emergency Treatment, Extremities, Female, Humans, Incidence, Male, Middle Aged, Snake Bites, Snake Venoms, Snakes, Treatment Outcome, Turkey
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Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica
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Q2
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39
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