TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - Venomous snakebite in eastern Ecuador
JO  - American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
A1  - Kerrigan, K. R.
SP  - 93
EP  - 99
VL  - 44
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-9637
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -