Comparison of bedside clotting tests for detecting venom-induced consumption coagulopathy following Sri Lankan viper envenoming.

Supun Wedasingha Anjana Silva Sisira SiribaddanaKanishka SeneviratneGeoffrey K Isbister

Published in: Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2022)

WBCTs are poorly diagnostic for VICC in Russell's viper and hump-nosed viper envenoming, missing up to two-thirds of patients for some tests. The WBCT-15 was the best test, improving for more severe VICC and greater than 2 h post-bite.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
oxidative stress
stress induced
clinical evaluation