Severe tissue complications in patients of Bothrops snakebite at a tertiary health unit in the Brazilian Amazon: clinical characteristics and associated factors
| Autor: | Flavio Souza Silva, Hiochelson Najibe Santos Ibiapina, Juliana Costa Ferreira Neves, Kerolaine Fonseca Coelho, Fabiane Bianca Albuquerque Barbosa, Marcus Vinicius Guimarães Lacerda, Jacqueline Almeida Gonçalves Sachett, Adriana Malheiro, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Allyson Guimarães Costa |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 54 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1678-9849 0037-8682 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/0037-8682-0374-2020 |
| Popis: | Abstract INTRODUCTION: Snakebites in the Brazilian Amazon are caused mostly by snakes from the Bothrops genus and envenomated patients may suffer from tissue complications. METHODS: This study aimed to identify risk factors for severe tissue complications (STC) in patients with Bothrops snakebite in the Amazonas state, Brazil. RESULTS: Snakebites that were classified as severe and affected female patients with comorbidities presented greater risks of developing STCs. In addition, hospitalizations of patients with STC exceeded 5 days. CONCLUSIONS: Clinical and epidemiological characteristics can prove essential for assessing the evolution of STC and clinical prognosis of patients with Bothrops snakebites. |
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