Retrospective analysis of snake bite victims admitted in intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital in North India
Introduction The neurotoxic snakes, cobra and krait, are most commonly found in the northern India. The incidence of snake bites increases drastically in the rainy months of July to September. Respiratory paralysis is the most common cause of mortality in snake bite venomation. It can be preventabl...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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university of basrah
2025-06-01
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| Series: | Basrah Journal of Surgery |
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| Online Access: | https://bjsrg.uobasrah.edu.iq/article_188836.html |
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| Summary: | Introduction
The neurotoxic snakes, cobra and krait, are most commonly found in the northern India. The incidence of snake bites increases drastically in the rainy months of July to September. Respiratory paralysis is the most common cause of mortality in snake bite venomation. It can be preventable by timely arrival at the hospital and timely administration of anti snake venom.
Material and methods
All the snake bite victims, 18 years and above, who presented in the medicine emergency with neurological signs and symptoms in the time period June 2023- may 2024 were screened by the researcher and data of those patients who were subsequently shifted in the ICU after management in the medicine emergency was recorded and further analysed for demographic, snake bite characteristics, hospital stay and ASV administration.
Results
Thirty patients (21.4%) met the inclusion criteria with the complete records and were included for the final study. 86.66% patients presented in the early morning hours between 12 am to 6 am Eighteen patients were male and twelve patients were female, with 56% patients in the age group ranging from 25-50 years. 80% of the patients presented in the monsoon months of July and August. Association between time taken to reach hospital and duration of mechanical ventilation and time to complete resolution of symptoms was noted and it was found to be highly significant (p<0.05) |
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| ISSN: | 1683-3589 2409-501X |