Early identification of acute kidney injury in Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) envenoming using renal biomarkers.

• Main Authors: Indira Ratnayake (Author), Fahim Mohamed (Author), Nicholas A Buckley (Author), Indika B Gawarammana (Author), Dhammika M Dissanayake (Author), Umesh Chathuranga (Author), Mahesh Munasinghe (Author), Kalana Maduwage (Author), Shaluka Jayamanne (Author), Zoltan H Endre (Author), Geoffrey K Isbister (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major complication of snake envenoming, but early diagnosis remains problematic. We aimed to investigate the time course of novel renal biomarkers in AKI following Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) bites.<h4>Methodology/princip...