Clinical predictors of early surgical intervention in patients with venomous snakebites.

Hsiao-Yu Lu Yan-Chiao Mao Po-Yu Liu Kuo-Lung Lai Cheng-Yeu Wu Yueh-Chi Tsai Jung-Hsing Yen I-Chen Chen Chih-Sheng Lai

Published in: European journal of medical research (2023)

In patients with snakebites, advanced age, high-risk clinical manifestations (e.g., local ecchymosis and bulla or blister formation), and Naja atra envenomation are predictors of surgical intervention within 24 h.

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randomized controlled trial