TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Bites by snakes in the genus Bothrops: a series of 3,139 cases
JO  - Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
A1  - Ribeiro, L. A.
A1  - Jorge, M. T.
SP  - 475
EP  - 480
VL  - 30
IS  - 6
N2  - Medical records of 3,139 patients bitten by Bothrops snakes and attended at Vital Brazil Hospital (HVB) from 1981 to 1990 were reviewed. They were more frequent in males (75.7%). In 1,412 cases (45.0%) the snake was classified by species, and 1,376 were B. jararaca, 20 B. jararacussu, 11 B. neuwiedi, 2 B. moojeni, 2 B. alternatus e 1 B. pradoi. The most frequent bitten anatomic regions were: foot (47.5%) and hand (21.3%). Tourniquet was used in 38.2% of the cases and its frequency fell down during the study period (p < 0.05). The clinical features at the bite site were: pain (95.6%), swelling (95.4%), ecchymosis (56.1%), blisters (13.8%), necrosis (16.5%), and abscess (11.0%). Systemic manifestations were: bleeding (12.3%), acute renal failure (1.6%), and shock (0.7%). There were blood coagulation disorders in 1,730 (57.9%) of the 2,990 cases. There were 21 amputations (0.7%) and 9 deaths (0.3%). The average serum dose that was used in treatment fell down during the study period (p < 0.001).<p /> <p>Language: pt</p> 
LA  - pt
SN  - 0037-8682
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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