Diagnostic characteristics of the 20-minute whole blood clotting test in detecting venom-induced consumptive coagulopathy following carpet viper envenoming.
Frank-Leonel TianyiMuhammad HamzaSaidu B AbubakarJaffer Al SolaissAnna TrelfaHadiza L AbdullahiGarba IliyasuNuhu MohammedSuleman A MohammedNicholas R CasewellRobert A HarrisonDavid G LallooYmkje StienstraAbdulrazaq G HabibPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2023)
The 20WBCT is a simple, cheap, and easily accessible bedside test with a high sensitivity for the detection of patients with venom induced consumptive coagulopathy (VICC) following envenoming by E. ocellatus, although false positives do occur. Repeated 20WBCTs can identify patients with new, persistent, and rebound coagulopathy.