Retrospective review of case records of snakebite presenting to a single tertiary care centre over a 5-year period

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dc.contributor.authorMELIT, RONALD JAISONen_US
dc.contributor.authorABRAHAM, SIJU Ven_US
dc.contributor.authorRADHAKRISHNAN, SREEKALAen_US
dc.contributor.authorPALATTY, BABU URUMESEen_US
dc.contributor.authorAJAY, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorVIMAL, KRISHAN Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorDAS, KRISHNAen_US
dc.contributor.authorKASSYAP, C.K.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-27T08:32:26Z
dc.date.available2023-06-27T08:32:26Z
dc.date.issued2021-12
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND Snakebite is a disease of the poor, and hospitals catering to these individuals are often resource-constrained. Lack of electronic medical records in these resource-limited settings makes the capture of data even harder. METHODS Before establishing a snakebite registry in the region, we did a retrospective case record review of all snakebite victims (n=3229) over 5 years who presented to a single tertiary care centre, catering to one of the largest number of snakebite victims in the country. RESULTS Of the 451 cases, 262 (58.1%) presented to the emergency department within 2 hours of the bite. In 170 instances, the snake was brought along and the species of the snake was recorded. Russell’s viper was the most common (130; 76.5%). Blood products were used in 237 (52.5%) patients. Acute kidney injury occurred in 165 (36.6%) patients, of whom 37 (8.2%) required dialysis. The mean (SD) duration of hospital admission was 10.5 (7.4) days. There was a significant correlation between number of snakebites with rainfall and humidity. One hundred and seven cases (3.3%) of snakebite resulted in mortality. A majority of mortality records were not available (88%; 94/107), rendering us incapable of doing reliable mortality data correlations or interpretation. CONCLUSION Viperidae bites predominate in the region, with renal injury being the most common cause for morbidity. Region-specific, prospective snakebite mapping could be a cost-effective strategy that might help in vulnerability analysis of the region. A multi-centric region-specific snakebite registry encompassing not just the clinico-epidemiological characteristics of snakebite victims, but also the demographic data, the pre-hospital care and local remedial practices, geospatial distribution, anti-snake venom and blood product usage, will help in developing better healthcare strategies for snakebite victims in India.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur 686005, Kerala, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Mangalore, Karnataka, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationMELIT RONALD JAISON, ABRAHAM SIJU V, RADHAKRISHNAN SREEKALA, PALATTY BABU URUMESE, AJAY A, VIMAL KRISHAN S, DAS KRISHNA, KASSYAP C.K.. Retrospective review of case records of snakebite presenting to a single tertiary care centre over a 5-year period. The National Medical Journal of India. 2021 Dec; 34(6): 326-332en_US
dc.identifier.issn0970-258X
dc.identifier.issn2583-150X
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/218167
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherAll India Institute of Medical Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber6en_US
dc.relation.volume34en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.25259/NMJI_97_20en_US
dc.titleRetrospective review of case records of snakebite presenting to a single tertiary care centre over a 5-year perioden_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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