Coagulopathy After Viper Snakebite in Vietnam and Relationship with Time of Admission

Snakebite envenoming is a potentially life-threatening condition and causes many serious consequences. Therefore, this study aimed to throw some light on coagulopathy after Viperidae envenomations at Vietnam Poison Control Center and the relationship between coagulopathy and time of admission. A pro...

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Published in:Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare 2021-01, Vol.14, p.1259-1265
Main Authors: Dang, Xuan Thi, Xuan Nguyen, Thanh, Nguyen, Thu Thi Hoai, Ha, Hung Tran
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bites and stings
Blood
Blood clot
Blood platelets
Coagulation
coagulopathy
Consent
Fibrin
Fibrinogen
Heart rate
Hemorrhage
Medical examination
Medical prognosis
Mortality
Original Research
Poisonous snakes
Questionnaires
rotem
Snake bites
snakebite
Snakes
Surveys
Thromboembolism
Thrombosis
Variables
Venom
vietnam
viper
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Summary:Snakebite envenoming is a potentially life-threatening condition and causes many serious consequences. Therefore, this study aimed to throw some light on coagulopathy after Viperidae envenomations at Vietnam Poison Control Center and the relationship between coagulopathy and time of admission. A prospective, descriptive study was conducted from October 2016 to April 2018. The survey questionnaire included socio-economic characteristics, characteristics of snakebite, signs and clinical symptoms and blood test. Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) condition was diagnosed using the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) criteria. Rotational thromboelastometry was evaluated using ROTEM delta system. A total of 41 cases of viper snakebite with the mean age of snakebite victims were 41.27 ± 14.72 years old. Mean hospital stay of the patients was 5.63± 3.29 days. The association between coagulation disorder and clotting time (CT) EXTEM prolonged, CT INTEM prolonged, CT FIBTEM prolonged remained significant (multivariable odds ratio MOR=5.81, 95% CI: 1.20-28.06; MOR= 9.32, 95% CI: 1.001-84.48; MOR=5.55, 95% CI: 1.12-27.50, respectively). This study indicates a hypocoagulation status in ROTEM, elevated international normalised ratio (INR), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) and D-dimer, decreased fibrinogen concentration and platelet count following envenoming by Viperidae.
ISSN:1178-2390
1178-2390
DOI:10.2147/JMDH.S311556