Detection of venom after antivenom is not associated with persistent coagulopathy in a prospective cohort of Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) envenomings.

• Main Authors: Kalana Maduwage (Author), Margaret A O'Leary (Author), Fiona E Scorgie (Author), Seyed Shahmy (Author), Fahim Mohamed (Author), Chandana Abeysinghe (Author), Harindra Karunathilake (Author), Lisa F Lincz (Author), Christeine A Gnanathasan (Author), Geoffrey K Isbister (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Venom recurrence or persistence in the circulation after antivenom treatment has been documented many times in viper envenoming. However, it has not been associated with clinical recurrence for many snakes, including Russell's viper (Daboia spp.). We compare the recovery of coagulopathy to the...