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Intraarterial vs Intravenous Administration of Antivenin for the Treatment of Crotalide atrox Antivenin for the Treatment of Crotalidae atrox Envenomation: A Pilot Study
Author(s) -
Bania Theodore C.,
Bernsein Steven L.,
Baron Bonny J.,
Rabinowitz Daniel
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
academic emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1553-2712
pISSN - 1069-6563
DOI - 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1998.tb02808.x
Subject(s) - medicine , antivenom , envenomation , anesthesia , saline , femoral artery , femoral vein , bothrops , venom , edema , surgery , snake venom , ecology , biology
Standard therapy for significant snake envenomation includes antivenin. i.v. administration is currently the only recommended route. Intraarterial (i.a.) administration has potential advantages over i.v. that could improve outcome. To study this, the authors compared i.v. and i.a. antivenin administrations for the treatment of experimental snake envenomations.