@article{ref1,
title="Venomous snakebite in eastern Ecuador",
journal="American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene",
year="1991",
author="Kerrigan, K. R.",
volume="44",
number="1",
pages="93-99",
abstract="Treatment outcome of 294 hospitalized victims of snakebite injuries in Eastern Ecuador are reported, documenting high rates of morbidity and mortality. One or more major complications occurred in 25% of patients. Complications included blood loss severe enough to require transfusion (29 patients), abscess (26 patients), intracranial hemorrhage (15 patients) and major tissue loss (10 patients). Sixteen patients died, yielding a mortality rate of 5.4%. Death resulted from intracranial hemorrhage in 12 patients and from sequelae of hypovolemic shock in 4 patients.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0002-9637",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}