Volume : 6, Issue : 11, November - 2017

STUDY OF CLINICAL PROFILE AND OUTCOME OF 100 CASES OF SNAKE BITE

Dr. Meghal Anadkat, Dr. Hemangini Chaudhari

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<b><u><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Constantia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">INTRODUCTION:</span></u></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">India has always been land of exotic snakes.Around 216 varieties found in India,Most common among them are :-Russel Viper,Saw scalled viper,Krait,Coa</span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Constantia, serif;">&nbsp; </span><b><u><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Constantia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Aims of study</span></u></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Constantia, serif;"> : </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">to study the various treatment modalities of snake bite</span><span lang="EN-IN" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Constantia, serif;">, </span><b><u><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:18.0pt;&#10;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Constantia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Materials and </span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:16.0pt;&#10;mso-bidi-font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Constantia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">methods</span></u></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Constantia, serif;"> : </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">prospective study of 100 cases of snake bite during the period from July 2015 to July 2017 &nbsp;</span><b><u><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:16.0pt;&#10;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Constantia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Results :</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;&#10;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Constantia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> </span></u></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Majorities of patients,87 % were cured due to early diagnosis and prompt treatment. </span><b><u><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:16.0pt;&#10;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Constantia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Conclusion: </span></u></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Early hospital admission after the toxic snake bite, round the clock availability of polyvalent ASV at CHC and PHC level, good artificial respiratory devices, under expert supervision to counteract any complication if arises, during treatment of toxic snake bite will reduce mortality to a larger extent.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;&#10;font-family:&quot;Constantia&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>